Apollo 9: the LEM before ejection - Apollo 9: LM in S - IVB stage...

Apollo 9: the LEM before ejection - Apollo 9: LM in S - IVB stage seen from the Command/Service Module - The LEM “” Spider””, still attached to the 3rd floor of the Saturn V rocket, seen from the command module. 07/03/1969 The Lunar Module (LM) “” Spider”””, still attached to the Saturn V third (S - IVB) stage, is photographed from Command/Service Module (CSM) “” Gumdrop””” on the first day of the Apollo 9 earth - orbital mission. This picture was taken following CSM/LM-S-IVB separation, and prior to LM extraction from the S-IVB. The Spacecraft Lunar Module Adapter panels have already been jettisoned