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Creation Date
10-25-1965
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October 25, 1965
Cape Kennedy, Fla. – The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Atlas-Agena vehicle lifts off at 10:00 a.m. from Complex 14. The Atlas was to the insert the Agena rendezvous (2nd stage) into a near circular orbit. After booster sustainer and vernier engine cut off, telemetry and radar track was lost with the Agena stage. Indications are the Agena rendezvous vehicle dropped into the West Atlantic Ocean.