Sep 22, 2022 · Gemini VI was supposed to dock with an Agena rocket stage, but the Agena failed to reach orbit. So when NASA launched Gemini VII on a 14-day medical mission in late 1965, it also …

The Gemini VII capsule is a historic spacecraft displayed at the National Air and Space Museum, representing a significant milestone in human space exploration.

Jun 4, 2021 · Space history curator Michael Neufeld recounts the harrowing spacewalk of astronaut Gene Cernan on the Gemini IX-A mission.

Mar 16, 2021 · Gemini VIII, joined to its Agena target vehicle, began spinning and gyrating; when the astronauts undocked, Gemini’s rotation accelerated to the point where the crew could black out and …

Dec 12, 2020 · However, a couple of engineers from the Gemini spacecraft’s builder, McDonnell Aircraft of St. Louis, pitched a seemingly crazy idea—why not launch Gemini VII on its scheduled long …

Stafford’s fellow Group 2 astronauts Frank Borman and Jim Lovell were scheduled to endure a two-week medical mission, proving that humans could survive the longest possible Apollo mission to the …

During a preflight test for what was to be the first crewed Apollo mission, a fire claimed the lives of three U.S. astronauts; Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee. After the disaster, the mission was …

Nov 2, 2018 · On the historic Gemini 3 mission, astronaut John Young brought along something unexpected--a corned beef sandwich.

Gemini VIII was launched on March 16, 1966, carrying astronauts Neil Armstrong (command pilot) and David Scott. They accomplished the first docking of two spacecraft in history, after rendezvousing …

The mission was important for its medical experiments in the effects of long-term weightlessness. Gemini 5 set a new human spaceflight endurance record, exceeding the Soviet record of 5 days. …