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Gemini Program September 14, 1966

Gemini 11 — Highest Orbit

Pete Conrad and Dick Gordon flew Gemini 11 to 853 miles altitude — the highest any American has ever been, except for the Apollo 8 crew going to the Moon. They could see the curve of the Earth clearly.
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