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Show f V. '4 vv i r $rx ... "-- iWtii(jttMlniW m0T- '& u- - O &, Jfc; ? .k $ ' "rx , .fWOllHyy , ' x a . Continued from First Fsge y w v ML--- nia and then stepped to a microphone. McDivitt said "We had a real good time and I hope we a c c o rt p lished something worthwhile. . . , The whole space program is made up of . lot of people, of which were just a small part. But you 1 to us." guys are Scott said "Its great to be back and its great to be here. It was a great flight and a 4r ,, 6 v ts 3 V JTT fW I s tv A '' v. s '' s' v v.v ' W",.' sy . ' SW .XV 4 ? s V 1V. X' v $s ' W' - 'WfrSni. civ $:. r?i x a upi Tpnoo Apollo 9 space capsule rides tossing waves shortly after splashdown. Space Vigil Ends For Wives SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON (AP) The Apollo 9 came home from space today, and for the wives of the three astronauts it was Just about - time. . "Oh, I cant wait, Ann Scott, wife of pilot David R. Scott, said Wednesday. "Im really getting excited." Like people everywhere, the astronauts' families were winding up the space vigil as they began it 10 days ago huddled in front of home television sets. Television armed crews, with cameras, stood by on the recovery ship Guadalcanal, hopeful of recording and transmitting live the final moments of the spacecraft's plunge to splashfor 12:01 down, scheduled p.m. EST..Mrs. Scott attended a party d - night. Dare Schwelkart dined out. Pat Wednesday McDivitt stuck close to home monitoring "squawk box communications between the astronauts and the ground. Earlier, Mrs. Scott, accompanied by her mother and two children, visited the Mission Control Center, touching off a lively exchange. "Your best admirer and two little ones are watching you whip across the world here now, a ground commu. nicator told Scott. Well, very good.' Say hello to them for me, he replied. "Youre saying It," the communicator answered. "As a matter of fact," Scott continued, "tell them Ill be there for chow in a couple of days." Shes nodding . . . As Scotts voice crackled through the viewing room, Mrs. Scott turned to her children, Tracy, 7, and Douglas 5, and said: "Thats your daddy. Listen tc him. "Daddy told us hello, Tracy announced as she headed back to school. The McDivitt children also got a message from their father as the flight neared its end. ' "Just In case my kids are listening, tell them Im growing a big beard for them, he said. Ticket Champion SOAP LAKE, WASH. (AP) -PChief Bill Champion spot ted a car parked on the wrong side of the street from the grade school Wednesday mom Ing, whipped out his book and wrote a $2 ticket. The car belonged to his wife, Janice, olice teacher. great recovery." Schweickart, who made his first flight, told the crew; As a rookie it was my first one. Its been a great flight and we sure have accomplished a lot." PASS CAKE McDivitt, the Apollo 9 commander, added: "You guys on the Guadalcanal kept us going, thinking about that cake. I dont think weve paten much getting ready for it. He referred to a cake baked by the ships cooks and which the astronauts will cut tonight. The astronauts then rode an elevator to sick bay to begin extensive medical examinations. . After an overnight atay on the Guadalcanal, McDivitt, Scott an Schweickart wEl be flown early Friday to Eleuth-er- a Island In the Bahamas to board a NASA Jet plane. The place will refuel at Cape Kennedy, Fla., and then head for the Manned Spacecraft center in Houston, where the astronauts will begin 10 days of exon the tensive mission. SHARE TRIUMPH d Televisian pictures, relayed through a communications satellite, enabled millions of Americans to share the triumph of the newest space heroes on their successful return to earth. Viewers had a ringside aeat as cameras focused in on the fnm Apollo 9 floating down DESERET 'Orbit Moon Before We Land There' Apolfo Astros Land 3 Miles From Target March 13, 1969 NEWS, Thursday, Five Space 'Firsts1 For Apollo Astronauts SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON Despite Apollo S First time three men were The spectacular success, the head of (AP) flight of exposed to the hazards of spicO the . moonfllght program 9 created five apace simultaneously. While RusstU said today he still felt strongly Apollo American astronauts will need "firsts" and shattered three old L. Schweickart took a space walk, David R. Scott poked hi to orbit the moon once more In records. The ecore: head out the command ship May befote they try to land In H e a v I e a t satellite ever coor and James A. McDivitt,, InJuly. placed In orbit. Joined together side the LEM, had the hutch Lt. Gen. Samuel Phillips said tha command ship, lunar Two Soviet spacemen it will be two weeks until the module LEM and Ita protective open. were exposed transferring bequestion of whether to fly the compartment, and Saturn 5s tween Soyuz 5 and Soyuz 4, but moon orbit mission, or whether upper stage weighed 190 tons. two Inside the craft were'. In to go directly from Apollo 9 to a Old Apollo S, which did pressurized compartments pt landing attempt, la decided by not htve to cerry this T the time. of the . Space lunar module, and weighed 140 top official ' tone. Agency. With the- - successful splashFirst transfer by U.S. astrodown of the crew which first nauts from one orbiting spaceproved the U.S. moon landing ship to another, from command craft ready for lunar flight. ship to LEM. Two Soviet cosmo-- . Phillips said, the mission "ac- nauts performed a similar complished everything that la transfer between Soyuz 4 and important and some that is a Soyuz 5 last Jan. 16. bonus." First linkup of two manned "As far as the significance U.S. spaceships.' Soviet Union1 and accomplishments are con- achieved feat with Soyui 4 and cerned, the mission has more-thaSoyuz 5 satisfied the purpose for Longest which lt was designed as one of flight with two the steps to a lunar landing, he cocked manned spaceships, 54 hours 47 minutes. Old record: said. 4 and Soyuz 5, 4 hours 35 is v The mission was the first Soyuz minutes. manned flight of the d First spacecraft flovm that lunar landing craft, and went dura- could not reenter earths atmoy through its entire U-mtion with only a few minor dif- sphere without burning up, the LEM. ficulties. space, dangling under three orange and white parachutes. (UPI) I 10-d- Hundreds of sailors, wearing dress blue, lined tha deck of the Guadalcanal to watch the stirring sight. A loud cheer erupted here and in Mission Control Center in Houston as the ship hit the water. 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