December 15, 1965 1:37 pm
Gemini VI-A (Gemini 6A)
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Titan II
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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Gemini 6A was the fifth crewed mission of NASA’s Project Gemini. The mission was commanded by Command Pilot Walter M. Schirra, Jr. and Pilot Thomas P. Stafford. The mission achieved the first crewed rendezvous with the Gemini 7 spacecraft. The mission began on December 15, 1965, 13:37:26 UTC and ended on December 16, 1965, 15:28:50 UTC.
Launch Overview
Window Open
13:37 UTC
Window Close
13:37 UTC
Lift Off
Dec 15, 1965 · 13:37 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 VI-A (Gemini 6A)
Rocket
Titan II
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
Gemini 6A was the fifth crewed mission of NASA’s Project Gemini. The mission was commanded by Command Pilot Walter M. Schirra, Jr. and Pilot Thomas P. Stafford. The mission achieved the first crewed rendezvous with the Gemini 7 spacecraft. The mission began on December 15, 1965, 13:37:26 UTC and ended on December 16, 1965, 15:28:50 UTC.
Height
LEO Payload
Total Launches
Status
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Launch Complex 19
Launch Overview
Window Open
13:37 UTC
Window Close
13:37 UTC
Lift Off
Dec 15, 1965 · 13:37 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 VI-A (Gemini 6A)
Rocket
Titan II
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
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