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Rusty Schweickart

Apollo 9 Astronaut & Planetary Defense Advocate

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Astronaut

Spaceflight affiliation

NASA

Rusty Schweickart is a former NASA astronaut who flew aboard Apollo 9, helping test critical lunar mission systems in Earth orbit. Following NASA, he became a leading advocate for planetary defense and asteroid impact awareness through organizations focused on protecting Earth from near-Earth objects.