Gemini Program
September 14, 1966
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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Technology
September 12, 1966
The Agena target vehicle is flying on more Gemini missions than I can easily count. Let me explain what it is and why it matters.
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Gemini Program
July 19, 1966
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 Program
March 16, 1966
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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