June 3, 1966 1:39 pm
Gemini IX-A (Gemini 9A)
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Titan II
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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Gemini 9A was the seventh crewed mission of the NASA’s Project Gemini. The mission was commanded by Command Pilot Thomas P. Stafford and Pilot Eugene Cernan. The astronauts rendezvoused with the Augmented Docking Target Adapter, but were unable to dock due to docking target’s fairing which failed to deploy. The mission started on June 3, 1966, 13:39:33 UTC and ended on June 6, 1966, 14:00:23 UTC.
Launch Overview
Window Open
13:39 UTC
Window Close
13:39 UTC
Lift Off
Jun 3, 1966 · 13:39 UTC
Launch Facility
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 19
Target Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Payload
Gemini IX-A (Gemini 9A)
Rocket
Titan II
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
Watch Live
📺 Watch on YouTube
Gemini 9A was the seventh crewed mission of the NASA’s Project Gemini. The mission was commanded by Command Pilot Thomas P. Stafford and Pilot Eugene Cernan. The astronauts rendezvoused with the Augmented Docking Target Adapter, but were unable to dock due to docking target’s fairing which failed to deploy. The mission started on June 3, 1966, 13:39:33 UTC and ended on June 6, 1966, 14:00:23 UTC.
Height
LEO Payload
Total Launches
Status
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Launch Complex 19
Launch Overview
Window Open
13:39 UTC
Window Close
13:39 UTC
Lift Off
Jun 3, 1966 · 13:39 UTC
Launch Facility
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 19
Target Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Payload
Gemini IX-A (Gemini 9A)
Rocket
Titan II
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
Watch Live
📺 Watch on YouTube
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