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Agena Firing
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Agena Firing |
| Full Description |
The Gemini 10 spacecraft is successfully docked with the Agena Target Vehicle. The Agena display panel is clearly visible as is glow from Agena's primary propulsion system. |
| Date |
07/18/1966 |
| NASA Center |
Johnson Space Center |
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Aldrin Performs EVA
| Title |
Aldrin Performs EVA |
| Full Description |
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., pilot of the Gemini 12 spacecraft performs extravehicular activity (EVA) during the second day of the four day mission in space. Aldrin is positioned next to the Agena work station. |
| Date |
11/12/1966 |
| NASA Center |
Johnson Space Center |
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Mission Control Celebrates C
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| Title |
Mission Control Celebrates Conclusion of Gemini IX-A Flight |
| Full Description |
Discussing the successful conclusion of the Gemini IX-A spaceflight, in the Mission Control Center, are (left to right): Lt. Gen. Leighton I. Davis, National Range Division Commander and DOD Manager of Manned Space Flight Support Operations, George M. Low, Manned Spaceflight Center Deputy Director, Dr. Robert R. Gilruth, Manned Spaceflight Center Director, and Christopher C. Kraft Jr., Director of Flight Operations. |
| Date |
06/06/1966 |
| NASA Center |
Johnson Space Center |
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Armstrong and Scott with Hat
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| Title |
Armstrong and Scott with Hatches Open |
| Full Description |
Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and David R. Scott sit with their spacecraft hatches open while awaiting the arrival of the recovery ship, the USS Leonard F. Mason after the successful completion of their Gemini VIII mission. They are assisted by U.S. Navy divers. The overhead view shows the Gemini 8 spacecraft with the yellow flotation collar attached to stabilize the spacecraft in choppy seas. The green marker dye is highly visible from the air and is used as a locating aid. |
| Date |
03/16/1966 |
| NASA Center |
Johnson Space Center |
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Augmented Target Docking Ada
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| Title |
Augmented Target Docking Adapter |
| Full Description |
The Augmented Target Docking Adapter (ATDA) as seen from the Gemini 9 spacecraft. The docking adapter protective cover failed to fully separate on the ATDA and prevented the docking of the two spacecraft. The ATDA was described by the Gemini 9 crew as an "angry alligator. |
| Date |
06/03/1966 |
| NASA Center |
Johnson Space Center |
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Cernan Photographed Inside G
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| Title |
Cernan Photographed Inside Gemini 9A |
| Full Description |
Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, pilot of the Gemini 9A mission is photographed inside the spacecraft by the command pilot, astronaut Thomas P. Stafford during flight. |
| Date |
06/03/1966 |
| NASA Center |
Johnson Space Center |
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Profile of Agena Docking Tar
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| Title |
Profile of Agena Docking Target |
| Full Description |
A profile view of the Agena Docking Target Vehicle as seen from the Gemini 8 spacecraft during rendezvous in space. |
| Date |
03/16/1966 |
| NASA Center |
Johnson Space Center |
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Gemini 10 launch time exposu
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| Title |
Gemini 10 launch time exposure |
| Full Description |
A time-exposure photograph shows the configuration of Pad 19 up until the launch of Gemini 10. Onboard the spacecraft are John W. Young and Michael Collins. The two astronauts would spend almost three days practicing docking with the Agena target vehicle and conducting a number of experiments. |
| Date |
07/18/1966 |
| NASA Center |
Johnson Space Center |
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Gemini 11 maintenance
| Title |
Gemini 11 maintenance |
| Full Description |
The Gemini 11 spacecraft is lowered onto a dolly for preflight maintenance before stacking on the Titan rocket at the Kennedy Space Center. Dick Gordon and Pete Conrad would liftoff in this spacecraft on September 12, 1966 for a mission lasting almost three days. The crew practiced docking with the Agena unmanned docking craft, and Gordon also performed two spacewalks during the mission. |
| Date |
07/21/1966 |
| NASA Center |
Johnson Space Center |
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Gemini 9 and Earth Limb
| Title |
Gemini 9 and Earth Limb |
| Full Description |
An unusual view of the Gemini 9 spacecraft taken by Eugene Cernan during his Extravehicular Activity (EVA). His umbilical and spacecraft are visible though he is not. |
| Date |
06/05/1966 |
| NASA Center |
Johnson Space Center |
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Gemini 9 Crew Waves to the W
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| Title |
Gemini 9 Crew Waves to the Wasp |
| Full Description |
Astronauts Thomas P. Stafford and Eugene A. Cernan sit with their Gemini spacecraft with hatches open while awaiting the arrival of the recovery ship U.S.S. Wasp. |
| Date |
06/06/1966 |
| NASA Center |
Johnson Space Center |
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Gemini Crew Welcomed by Wasp
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| Title |
Gemini Crew Welcomed by Wasp Crew |
| Full Description |
Astronauts Eugene Cernan (left), and Thomas Stafford receive a warm welcome as they arrive aboard the prime recovery ship, the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Wasp. |
| Date |
06/06/1966 |
| NASA Center |
Johnson Space Center |
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The "Angry Alligator
| Title |
The "Angry Alligator |
| Full Description |
The Augmented Target Docking Adapter (ATDA) as seen from the Gemini 9 spacecraft during one of their three rendezvous in space. The ATDA and Gemini 9 spacecraft are 66.5 ft. apart. Failure of the docking adapter protective cover to fully separate on the ATDA prevented the docking of the two spacecraft. The ATDA was described by the Gemini 9 crew as an "angry alligator. |
| Date |
06/03/1966 |
| NASA Center |
Johnson Space Center |
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The Actual Gemini 9 Prime Cr
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| 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 |
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The First Docking in Space
| Title |
The First Docking in Space |
| Full Description |
The Agena Target Vehicle as seen from the Gemini 8 spacecraft during rendezvous. This was the first time two spacecraft successfully docked, which was a critical milestone if a mission to the Moon was to become a reality. |
| Date |
03/16/1966 |
| NASA Center |
Johnson Space Center |
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The Original Gemini 9 Prime
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| Title |
The Original Gemini 9 Prime Crew |
| Full Description |
The original Gemini 9 prime crew, astronauts Elliot M. See Jr. (left), command pilot, and Charles A. Bassett II, pilot, in space suits with their helmets on the table in front of them. 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 in which the Gemini spacecraft were being manufactured. They were on final approach to Lambert-Saint Louis Municipal Airport when bad weather conditions hampered pilot See's ability to make a good visual contact with the runway. Noticing the building at the last second as he came out of the low cloud cover, See went to full afterburner and attempted to nose-up the aircraft in an attempt to miss the building. He clipped it and his plane crashed. |
| Date |
01/05/1966 |
| NASA Center |
Johnson Space Center |
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Lovell and Aldrin on Deck
| Title |
Lovell and Aldrin on Deck |
| Full Description |
Astronauts James A. Lovell and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. are welcomed aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Wasp after their Gemini 12 spacecraft splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean. |
| Date |
11/15/1966 |
| NASA Center |
Johnson Space Center |
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Mockup of adapter equipment
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| Title |
Mockup of adapter equipment section to be used on Gemini 9 space flight |
| Description |
Mock-up of adapter equipment section to be used on the Gemini 9 space flight. This section provides volume and attach points for several system modules, including Orbit Attitude Maneuvering System, Environmental Control System primary oxygen supply, batteries, coolant, and electrical components. This section will also hold the Astronaut Maneuvering Unit back pack (seen in center). |
| Date |
03.01.1966 |
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Astronaut Charles Conrad Jr.
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| Title |
Astronaut Charles Conrad Jr. during water egress training in Gulf of Mexico |
| Description |
Astronaut Charles Conrad Jr., command pilot for the Gemini 11 mission, relaxes on deck of the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever after suiting up for water egress training in Gulf of Mexico. |
| Date |
07.13.1966 |
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Astronaut Clifton C. WIlliam
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| Title |
Astronaut Clifton C. WIlliams Jr. during egress training aboard KC-135 |
| Description |
Astronaut Clifton C. Williams Jr., backup crew pilot of the Gemini 10 space flight, undergoes zero-gravity egress training aboard a KC-135 Air Force Plane. |
| Date |
04.01.1966 |
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Astronaut David Scott underg
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| Title |
Astronaut David Scott undergoes water egress training |
| Description |
Astronaut David R. Scott, pilot of the Gemini 8 prime crew, stands on deck of the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever after suiting up for water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. |
| Date |
01.15.1966 |
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Astronaut David Scott underg
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| Title |
Astronaut David Scott undergoes water egress training in building 260A |
| Description |
Astronaut David R. Scott, pilot of the Gemini 8 prime crew, undergoes water egress training in a special tank in building 260A at the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC), Houston, Texas. An MSC swimmer assists in the training exercise. A boilerplate model of a Gemini spacecraft floats in water beside Scott. |
| Date |
01.05.1966 |
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Astronaut Edwin Aldrin perfo
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| Title |
Astronaut Edwin Aldrin performs EVA during second day of mission in space |
| Description |
Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., pilot of the Gemini 12 space flight, performs extravehicular activity (EVA) during the second day of the four day mission in space. |
| Date |
11.12.1966 |
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Astronaut Edwin Aldrin under
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| Title |
Astronaut Edwin Aldrin undergoes zero-gravity egress training aboard KC-135 |
| Description |
Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., backup crew pilot for the Gemini 9 space flight, undergoes zero-gravity egress training aboard an Air Force KC-135. Extravehicular activity is planned for the Gemini 9 mission. |
| Date |
04.01.1966 |
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Astronaut James Lovell prior
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| Title |
Astronaut James Lovell prior to entering Gemini Mission Simulator |
| Description |
Astronaut James A. Lovell Jr., prime crew command pilot of the Gemini 12 space flight, in Building 5, Mission Simulation and Training Facility, Houston, Texas. This photo was taken prior to his entering the Gemini Mission Simulator for flight training (45578), Astronaut Lovell (right) talks with Burton M. Gifford (left) and Duane K. Mosel (center), both with the Simulation Branch, Flight Crew Support Division (45579), Astronaut Lovell prepares to enter Gemini Mission Simulator (45580). |
| Date |
09.06.1966 |
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Astronaut James Lovell prior
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| Title |
Astronaut James Lovell prior to entering Gemini Mission Simulator |
| Description |
Astronaut James A. Lovell Jr., prime crew command pilot of the Gemini 12 space flight, in Building 5, Mission Simulation and Training Facility, Houston, Texas. This photo was taken prior to his entering the Gemini Mission Simulator for flight training (45578), Astronaut Lovell (right) talks with Burton M. Gifford (left) and Duane K. Mosel (center), both with the Simulation Branch, Flight Crew Support Division (45579), Astronaut Lovell prepares to enter Gemini Mission Simulator (45580). |
| Date |
09.06.1966 |
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Astronaut John W. Young duri
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| Title |
Astronaut John W. Young during water egress training |
| Description |
Astronaut John W. Young, prime crew command pilot for the Gemini 10 space flight, sits in Static Article 5 during water egress training activity on board the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever. The SA-5 will be placed in the water and he and Astronaut Michael Collins, will then practice egress and water survival techniques. At right is Gordon Harvey, Spacecraft Operations Branch, Flight Crew Support Division. |
| Date |
06.18.1966 |
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Astronaut John Young hoisted
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| Title |
Astronaut John Young hoisted aboard helicopter during water egress training |
| Description |
Astronauts John W. Young, Gemini 10 command pilot, is hoisted up to a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter during water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. A team of Manned Spaceflight Center (MSC) swimmers assists in the exercise. The Static Article 5 spacecraft can be seen in the water. |
| Date |
06.18.1966 |
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Astronaut Michael Collins du
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| Title |
Astronaut Michael Collins during egress training aboard KC-135 |
| Description |
Astronaut Michael Collins, prime crew pilot of the Gemini 10 space flight, undergoes zero-gravity egress training aboard a KC-135 Air Force Plane. |
| Date |
04.01.1966 |
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Astronaut Michael Collins du
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| Title |
Astronaut Michael Collins during egress training aboard KC-135 |
| Description |
Astronaut Michael Collins, prime crew pilot of the Gemini 10 space flight, undergoes zero-gravity egress training aboard a KC-135 Air Force Plane. |
| Date |
04.01.1966 |
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Astronaut Neil Armstrong dur
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| Title |
Astronaut Neil Armstrong during water egress training |
| Description |
Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong climbs into a boilerplate model of the Gemini spacecraft during water egress training on the Gulf of Mexico. |
| Date |
01.15.1966 |
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Astronaut Richard Gordon ret
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| Title |
Astronaut Richard Gordon returns to hatch of spacecraft following EVA |
| Description |
Astronaut Richard F. Gordon Jr., pilot for the Gemini 11 space flight, returns to the hatch of the spacecraft following extravehicular activity (EVA). This picture was taken over the Atlantic Ocean at approximately 160 nautical miles above the earth's surface. |
| Date |
09.13.1966 |
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Astronaut Stafford undergoes
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| Title |
Astronaut Stafford undergoes training with Gemini 9 spacecraft mock-up |
| Description |
Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, command pilot for the Gemini 9 space flight, undergoes familiarization training with Gemini 9 spacecraft at the McDonnell plant in St. Louis, Mo. |
| Date |
02.08.1966 |
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Astronauts Scott and Armstro
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| Title |
Astronauts Scott and Armstrong undergoe water egress training |
| Description |
Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong (on left), command pilot, and David R. Scott, pilot of the Gemini 8 prime crew, use a boilerplate model of a Gemini spacecraft during water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. Three Manned Spacecraft Center swimmers assist in the training exercise. |
| Date |
01.15.1966 |
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Astronauts Scott and Armstro
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| Title |
Astronauts Scott and Armstrong undergoe water egress training |
| Description |
Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong (center), command pilot, and David R. Scott (right), pilot of the Gemini 8 prime crew, are suited up for water egress training aboard the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever in the Gulf of Mexico. At left is Dr. Kenneth N. Beers, M.D., Flight Medicine Branch, Center Medical Office. |
| Date |
01.15.1966 |
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Astronauts Young and Collins
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| Title |
Astronauts Young and Collins during water egress training |
| Description |
Astronaut John W. Young, prime crew command pilot for the Gemini 10 space flight, and Michael Collins, prime crew pilot, on board the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever. He and Collins, will then practice egress and water survival techniques. |
| Date |
06.18.1966 |
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Astronauts Young and Collins
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| Title |
Astronauts Young and Collins prepare for Manned Altitude Test Run |
| Description |
Astronauts John W. Young (right), command pilot, and Michael Collins, pilot, the prime crew of the Gemini 10 space flight, prepare for a Manned Altitude Test Run in the Gemini 10 spacecraft. They are in McDonnell Aircraft's 30 ft. altitude chamber. |
| Date |
04.14.1966 |
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Astronauts Young and Collins
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| Title |
Astronauts Young and Collins prepare for Manned Altitude Test Run |
| Description |
Astronauts John W. Young (right), command pilot, and Michael Collins, pilot, the prime crew of the Gemini 10 space flight, prepare for a Manned Altitude Test Run in the Gemini 10 spacecraft. They are in McDonnell Aircraft's 30 ft. altitude chamber. |
| Date |
04.21.1966 |
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Chart illustration of prefli
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| Title |
Chart illustration of preflight ergometry of Gemini 9 and Gemini 12 missions |
| Description |
Chart illustration of preflight ergometry of the Gemini 9 and Gemini 12 missions. |
| Date |
01.01.1966 |
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Portrait of the Gemini 9 bac
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| Title |
Portrait of the Gemini 9 backup crew |
| Description |
Portrait of the Gemini 9 backup crew. Seated are Thomas P. Stafford (left), command pilot, and Eugene A. Cernan, pilot. Both men are in space suits with their helmets on the table in front of them. |
| Date |
01.05.1966 |
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Portrait of the Gemini 9 pri
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| Title |
Portrait of the Gemini 9 prime and backup crews |
| Description |
Portrait of the Gemini 9 prime and backup crews. Seated are the Prime crew consisting of Astronauts Elliot M. See Jr. (left), command pilot, and Charles A. Bassett II, pilot. Standing are the backup crew consisting of Astronauts Thomas P. Stafford (left), command pilot, and Eugene A. Cernan, pilot. Both crews are in space suits with their helmets on the table in front of them. |
| Date |
01.05.1966 |
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Portrait of the Gemini 9 pri
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| Title |
Portrait of the Gemini 9 prime crew |
| Description |
Portrait of the Gemini 9 prime crew, Astronauts Elliot M. See Jr. (left), command pilot, and Charles A. Bassett II, pilot, in space suits with their helmets on the table in front of them. |
| Date |
01.05.1966 |
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Crew of Gemini 10 arrive abo
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| Title |
Crew of Gemini 10 arrive aboard the recovery ship U.S.S. Guadalcanal |
| Description |
Crew of Gemini 10 space flight, Astronauts John W. Young (left) and Michael Collins (right), arrive aboard the recovery ship U.S.S. Guadalcanal. Greeting them are Ben James, Senior NASA Public Affairs Officer aboard ship and John C. Stonesifer, Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC) Landing and Recovery Division. |
| Date |
07.21.1966 |
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Diagram of operation of ches
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| Title |
Diagram of operation of chest and back pack of Gemini 8 extravehicular system |
| Description |
Illustrative diagram showing the operation of the chest and back packs of the Gemini 8 extravehicular system. |
| Date |
01.14.1966 |
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Drawing of the Gemini 9 extr
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| Title |
Drawing of the Gemini 9 extravehicular suit |
| Description |
Drawing of the Gemini 9 extravehicular suit, with a comparison of the breakdown between the Gemini 4 suit layers and the Gemini 9 suit layers. |
| Date |
04.18.1966 |
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Eastern Egypt, Red Sea and S
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| Title |
Eastern Egypt, Red Sea and Saudi Arabia |
| Description |
Eastern Egypt, the Red Sea and Saudi Arabia can all be seen in this single view of the Near East (26.5N, 36.5E). Not since The Gemini XI photo taken in 1966, have NASA astronauts been able to capture such a scope of the Earth's surface as this mission provided from its 330 nautical mile orbit. Easily seen from this vantage point is eastern Egypt, the Nile River, Lake Nassar, the Red Sea and almost half of Saudi Arabia. |
| Date |
04.29.1990 |
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Gemini 10 prime crew during
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| Title |
Gemini 10 prime crew during egress training aboard KC-135 |
| Description |
The Gemini 10 prime crew undergoes zero-gravity egress training aboard a KC-135 Air Force plane. Astronaut John W. Young, command pilot, is on left. On right is Astronaut Michael Collins, pilot. |
| Date |
04.01.1966 |
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Gemini 11 Commander Conrad a
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| Title |
Gemini 11 Commander Conrad and Pilot Gordon at post flight press conference |
| Description |
Gemini 11 Commander Charles Conrad, Jr (left) and Pilot Richard F. Gordon, Jr describe mission activities during their post flight press conference at JSC. Gordon at the microphone talks about the extravehicular activity (EVA) photo projected behind the two crewmembers. During the EVA Gordon attached a tether to the Agena and retrieved a nuclear emulsion experiment package. |
| Date |
09.26.1966 |
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Gemini 11 prime crew during
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| Title |
Gemini 11 prime crew during water egress training in Gulf of Mexico |
| Description |
Astronauts Charles Conrad Jr. (left) and Richard F. Gordon Jr. (right), prime crew for Gemini 11 space flight, practice water egress procedures in the Gulf of Mexico. Static Article 5 was used in the training exercise. A Manned Spaceflight Center (MSC) swimmer is in the water assisting in the training. |
| Date |
07.13.1966 |
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Gemini 11 prime crew during
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| Title |
Gemini 11 prime crew during water egress training in Gulf of Mexico |
| Description |
Gemini 11 prime crew, Astronauts Richard F. Gordon Jr. (left), pilot, and Charles Conrad Jr., command pilot, relax on deck of the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever after suiting up for water egress training in Gulf of Mexico. |
| Date |
07.13.1966 |
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