On Dec. 4, 1965, NASA launched the crewed Gemini 7 spacecraft on a two-week-long mission in low-Earth orbit.This was the fourth crewed flight of NASA's Gemini program and the 12th crewed mission for the United States. NASA astronauts Jim Lovell and Frank Borman were aboard the Gemini 7 spacecraft. While they were in orbit, the Gemini 7 crew met up with two more NASA astronauts, Wally Schirra and Tom Stafford, who launched in another Gemini spacecraft 11 days into the mission. Their Gemini 6A spa

On April 8, 1964, NASA launched the first uncrewed test flight of the new Gemini spacecraft. Discover space history 👉 https://trib.al/sMLY47R This was the very first mission of Project Gemini, which would later send crews of two into orbit. NASA flew a total of 12 Gemini missions, 10 of which had crews on board. For this first mission, NASA was testing the structural integrity of the crew capsule and the rocket. The launch vehicle was a modified version of the U.S. Air Force's intercontinental

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♊️ On Sept. 14, 1966, NASA's Gemini 11 mission set an all-time spaceflight altitude record when two astronauts reached an orbit of 850 miles above the Earth. Discover more space history 👉 https://trib.al/6tPhnUa This remains the highest #altitude ever achieved by a crewed, non-lunar mission. Gemini 11 command pilot Pete Conrad and pilot Dick Gordon spent three days orbiting the Earth in their cramped Gemini #spacecraft. After launch, they performed the first-ever direct-ascent rendezvous with a

9.3K views · 154 reactions | On March 16, 1966, the crewed Gemini 8 spacecraft became the first to dock with another spacecraft in space. NASA astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott launched into orbit in their Gemini spacecraft almost three hours after the uncrewed Agena target vehicle launched separately. | Space.com | Facebook

1.9K views · 341 reactions | ♊️ On November 11, 1966, the Gemini 12...