Spaceflight leaves no room for excess. On missions like the Apollo 9 mission, every ounce was accounted for, every object scrutinized. And yet, astronauts were permitted a small exception in the form of a Personal Preference Kit (PPK)—a limited set of personal items they could bring...
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There is a moment, described by astronauts but rarely understood, when Earth stops feeling vast and begins to feel finite. In March 1969, Rusty Schweickart left Earth aboard the Apollo 9 mission and experienced exactly that. You realize that on that small spot, that little blue...
[caption id="attachment_30228" align="alignnone" width="800"] The 2024 Explorer’s Club awardees. Pictured from left to right: Rita Cowell, Rusty Schweickart, Nico Vincent, John Shears, Callie Veelenturf (front), Frank Culbertson (back), Lynn Danaher, Dante Lauretta, Daniel S. Goldin. Credit: Felix Kunze[/caption] Today, The Explorers Club honored Apollo 9 astronaut...
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6btgPqRod1c[/embedyt] In his TEDxSonomaCounty talk, B612 Foundation co-founder and Apollo 9 Astronaut Rusty Schweickart discusses the concept of “cosmic birth”, how humanity came into existence together, and how we must work together to protect the evolutionary future of life. Rusty takes us on a journey...
The worldwide premiere of Apollo 9 & Beyond featuring Rusty Schweickart debuted on Asteroid Day TV, a broadcast of hundreds of asteroid programs. The premiere of Apollo 9 & Beyond featuring Rusty Schweickart debuted on Asteroid Day TV. Due to the COVID pandemic, Asteroid Day opted...
Rusty Schweickart, Apollo Astronaut, and Asteroid Day and B612 co-founder, gave a moving speech this Asteroid Day about humanity 50 years after Apollo. “It wasn’t Neil Armstrong who could look back on Earth, but it was all of us. That was the significance of Apollo […]...
Members of the B612 community flew to San Diego from all over the country to celebrate the 50th anniversary of B612 co-founder Rusty Schweickart’s flight on Apollo 9. The Air and Space Museum of San Diego, home to the Apollo 9 Command Module, hosted the mission’s...
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 this...
B612 Founder Rusty Schweickart recently spoke to Space.com about asteroids and Apollo 9. You can read the full interview here. "In order to protect the Earth, you've got to know where the asteroids are and where they're headed, and we realized at one point several years...