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Apollo 9 astronaut Rusty Schweickart went on a spacewalk and was told to stay there and don't move when a movie camera jammed. In those five minutes, he saw the Earth and experienced a moment filled with existential questions


Fifty years ago today, astronaut Rusty Schweickart had 5 minutes alone above the Earth. 2019 is the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 9 mission, crewed by Jim McDivitt, Dave Scott, and B612 co-founder Rusty Schweickart. There will be many celebrations of the mission. Some were...

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