The new mission would also allow NASA to test lunar landing procedures that would otherwise have had to wait until Apollo10, the scheduled "F" mission.
ðə nˈuː mˈɪʃən wʊd ˈɔːlsoʊ ɐlˈaʊ nˈæsɐ tə tˈɛst lˈuːnɚ lˈændɪŋ pɹəsˈiːdʒɚz ðæt wʊd ˈʌðɚwˌaɪz hæv hædtə wˈeɪt ʌntˈɪl ɐpˈɑːloʊ tˈɛn, ðə skˈɛdʒuːld "ˈɛf" mˈɪʃən.