McDivitt
Proper noun
Meaning
McDivitt (plural McDivitts)
A surname from Irish.
Examples
McDivitt, Scott and Schweickart were promoted to the prime AS-258 crew, and Schirra, Eisele and Cunningham were reassigned as the Apollo 1 backup crew.
Slayton asked McDivitt and Borman which mission they preferred to fly; McDivitt wanted to fly the LM, while Borman volunteered for the pioneering lunar flight.
The backup crew (standing) of McDivitt (center), Scott (left) and Schweickart were replaced by Schirra, Eisele and Cunningham in December 1966.
McDivitt, Scott and Schweickart were training for the second Apollo mission on January 26, 1967, in the first block II Command Module, wearing early blue versions of the block II pressure suit.