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Mar. 03, 1969 - Apollo 9 Spacecraft Splashes Down In Atlantic After 10-Day Rehearsal For Putting Man On The Moon. America's three-man Apollo 9 spacecraft down in the Atlantic 340 miles north of Puerto Rico on March 13th, at the end of a highly successful 10-day rehearsal for putting a man on the moon later this year. Photo Shows:- Apollo 9 astronauts (left to right): Russell L. Schweickart, David R.Scott and James A. McDivitt, walk along red carpet rolled out in their honour on the deck of the USS Guadalcanal following their splashdown and recovery in the Atlantic. Their Apollo spacecraft descended by parachute to within 5 miles of the Guadalcanal, prime recovery ship
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