Gemini’s Last Mission
Gemini 12 splashed down today, and with it the Gemini program is complete. Buzz Aldrin spent five and a half hours outside the capsule.
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Mission Log: Gemini Program
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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Gemini 10 — Young and Collins Hit Two Targets
John Young and Mike Collins completed the most operationally complex Gemini mission yet, docking with two different Agena target vehicles.
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Gemini 9 — Cernan’s Difficult Walk
Gene Cernan tried to do a two-hour spacewalk on Gemini 9 today and had to cut it short after 2 hours and 9 minutes. He was in serious trouble.
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Docking — Gemini 8 and the Agena
Neil Armstrong docked with the Agena target vehicle today — the first docking in space — and then had to cut the mission short when Gemini 8 started spinning.
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Two Ships, One Orbit — Gemini 6 and 7
Yesterday, two American spacecraft flew within a foot of each other in orbit. The same orbit, at the same time, separated by twelve inches.
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Gemini 12 — The Last One
Gemini 12 splashed down today, and with it Gemini is done. Buzz Aldrin spent more than five hours outside and proved that productive EVA is possible.
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Eight Days — Gemini 5
Gordon Cooper and Pete Conrad just spent eight days in space. Eight days. The Moon and back takes about eight days.
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James McDivitt and the Gemini 4 Flight
Jim McDivitt and Ed White flew for four days on Gemini 4. White walked in space. McDivitt tried to fly a rendezvous with the spent second stage and found it harder than expected.
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Gemini 3 — Molly Brown
Gus Grissom flew again today. Three orbits, four hours and fifty-two minutes. He named the capsule Molly Brown.
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