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The biggest concern before Apollo 9 was the docking maneuver. In early 1969, at NASA there was little confidence in the docking system. At a January program review, Phillips said that problems encountered during probe and drogue testing worried him…
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The Command Module probe and the Lunar Module Drogue
![McDivitt & Schweickart practice in the LM simulator](https://i0.wp.com/www.spacerockethistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2-McDivitt-and-Schweickart-left-to-right-practice-in-the-lunar-module-simulator-for-the-Apollo-9-mission-to-evaluate-the-LM-in-earth-orbit-operations-and-the-Apollo-suit-in-the-space-environment-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
McDivitt & Schweickart practice in the LM simulator
![Schweickart in the spacesuit with the backpack](https://i0.wp.com/www.spacerockethistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/3.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
Schweickart in the spacesuit with the backpack
![Lithograph print of the negative that flew on Apollo 9, with signatures of Grumman engineers and mechanics](https://i0.wp.com/www.spacerockethistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/LM3-Sigs.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
Lithograph print of the negative that flew on Apollo 9, with signatures of Grumman engineers and mechanics