On March 16, 1966, Neil Armstrong, in front, and David Scott leave the suit up trailer to board the transfer van for the short trip to Launch Pad 19 at Cape Kennedy. Behind Scott is Chief Astronaut ...
One of the greatest achievements in human space flight is also one that history overlooks. After the Mercury program—when the U.S. first launched astronauts into space—and before the Apollo program, ...
While most attention surrounding Houston's role in getting Americans to the moon in the 1960s tends to center on the Apollo program, the one that preceded it tends to get short shrift. The Gemini ...
Gemini 12 was the last mission of the Gemini program. It had two astronauts on board: Jim Lovell and Buzz Aldrin. NASA wanted to send humans to the moon. But first, it needed to make sure crews had ...
This Astronaut Snuck a Corned Beef Sandwich in His Suit — Here’s Why NASA Saw This as a Serious Risk
Astronauts need to eat, too. But figuring out how to feed humans in microgravity wasn’t easy. And back in the 1960s, a single ...
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Today in aviation history: Launch of Gemini III
On this day in aviation history, 61 years ago (March 23, 1965), Gemini III was launched into space. Gemini III was the first crewed mission in NASA's Project Gemini program. This program allowed NASA ...
With 12 flights designed to finetune NASA’s spaceflight procedures, the Gemini program followed Project Mercury and was an essential precursor to the Apollo program. While the Mercury program proved ...
Click to open image viewer. This undated, untitled poster from about 1964 shows the prime and backup crews of Gemini 3, launched March 23, 1965, and one of Gemini's primary objectives, the rendezvous ...
Click to open image viewer. This is an approximately 1:20 scale model of the Gemini-Titan II rocket, used by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to launch all ten manned ...
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