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Creation Date
12-12-1965
Description
December 12, 1965
CAPE KENNEDY, FLA. – Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, pilot, makes facial gesture at camera while suiting up in launch Complex 16 trailer during Gemini 6 pre-launch countdown. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has planned a two-day mission in space for Astronauts Stafford and Walter M. Schirra, Jr., command pilot. An attempt was made to launch Gemini 6 from Pad 15 at 9:54 a.m. (EST) today. However, seconds after ignition, the first stage engine of the Gemini launch vehicle 6 shutdown due to a faculty release of a liftoff umbilical plug.
Keywords
NASA, Gemini, Gemini 6, Gemini VI