Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Title:
The Actual Gemini 9 Prime Crew
Full Description:
The Gemini 9 backup crew members are, Commander, Thomas P. Stafford and pilot Eugene A. Cernan. The back-up crew became the prime crew when on February 28, 1966 the prime crew for the Gemini 9 mission were killed when their twin seat T- 38 trainer jet aircraft crashed into a building during a landing approach in bad weather.
Date:
01/05/1966
NASA Center:
Johnson Space Center
Subject Category:
Astronauts
Subject Category:
Gemini-Program
Keywords:
Thomas
Keywords:
Gemini
Keywords:
Cernan
Keywords:
Stafford
Keywords:
Tom
Keywords:
Eugene
Keywords:
Gene
Keywords:
Crew
Keywords:
9
Audience:
General Public
facet_what:
Gemini
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_when:
February 28, 1966
facet_when:
01-05-1966
facet_when_year:
1966
Image #:
S66-15621
original_url:
UID:
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 1353
Center:
JSC
Center Number:
S66-15621
GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-001353
Creator-Photographer:
NASA
Original Source:
DIGITAL

The Actual Gemini 9 Prime Crew