
This week in 1969, Apollo 9 lifted off from Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.

The Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft is encapsulated into the nose fairing of the Soyuz booster rocket March 6.

The Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft is lowered into position March 6 prior to its encapsulation into the nose fairing of the…

Technicians check of the alignment of the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft (right) with its Soyuz booster’s nose fairing (left) March 6…

The Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft is lowered into position March 6 prior to its encapsulation into the nose fairing of the…

The Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft stands at the ready March 6 prior to its encapsulation into the nose fairing of the…

The Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft stands at the ready March 6 prior to its encapsulation into the nose fairing of the…

The Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft stands at the ready March 6 prior to its encapsulation into the nose fairing of the…

A technician watches over the upper stage of the Soyuz booster (foreground) and the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft (background) March 6…

A technician inspects the interior of the nose fairing of the Soyuz booster March 6 that the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft…