Apollo 10
May 22, 1969
Tom Stafford and Gene Cernan flew the Lunar Module down to 47,000 feet above the Moon today. Eight-point-four nautical miles. They could see the craters. They could see where Apollo 11 will land. They were RIGHT THERE. And then they flew back up. I respect the mission plan. I am…
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May 18, 1969
Apollo 10 launched today with Tom Stafford, John Young, and Gene Cernan. The lunar module is named Snoopy. The command module is Charlie Brown.
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Gemini Program
June 6, 1966
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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Gemini Program
December 15, 1965
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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