:41:02
If Rusty were to throw up in a suit,
he'd likely asphyxiate and die...
:41:05
before Jim could get him
back into the LEM and repressurize.
:41:08
But if Rusty didn't test the backpack...
:41:10
the LEM couldn't undock
from the command module.
:41:13
When Jim cancelled the E.V.A.
We all understood...
:41:16
but we were devastated.
:41:18
LEM 3 would not fly.
:41:29
The next day, as Rusty and Jim
went through their checklist...
:41:31
the mood around NASA was pretty grim.
:41:41
The mood lifted a little when one of
Jim's air-to-ground transmissions...
:41:43
made everyone smile.
:41:46
- Well, almost everyone.
- Houston, this is Apollo 9.
:41:49
Go ahead, Apollo 9.
:41:51
Houston, if some of our friends
from Grumman are listening in...
:41:54
I suggest on the next LEM they give
an extra go with a vacuum cleaner.
:41:57
We got a few odds and ends
floating around in here.
:42:00
Roger, Apollo 9. We'll pass that along.
:42:03
Oh, well. In a few minutes,
even I would be smiling.
:42:09
You look like you're feeling better.
:42:12
I am. I feel good.
:42:15
How good?
:42:18
Real good.
:42:20
Then what do you say you go outside?
:42:24
I think that's a good idea.
:42:28
- Yeah, Gumdrop, this is Spider.
- Roger, Spider.
:42:31
Yeah, Dave. Rusty's feeling
a lot better, and he looks better too.
:42:35
I thought maybe he should go out
on the porch and get some fresh air.
:42:39
Hey, man! I like the sound of that.
:42:49
For 45 minutes
every available camera on Apollo 9...
:42:51
was put to use filming the first two-man
space walk in history.
:42:57
While Rusty stood
on LEM 3's porch...
:42:59
Dave stood in the open hatch
of the command module...