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12-15-1965
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December 15, 1965
Cape Kennedy, Fla. – Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, pilot of the Gemini VI space flight undergoes suiting up operations in the Launch Complex 19 trailer during the Gemini VI prelaunch countdown. Stan Beneck, a NASA Bioinstrumentation technician checks Stafford’s blood pressure, while a suit technician adjusts the astronaut’s boot. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration successfully launched Gemini VI from Pad 19 at 8:37 a.m. (EST) today, December 15, 1965. A two-day mission in space is scheduled for astronauts Stafford and Walter M. Schirra, Jr., Command Pilot. An attempt will be made to rendezvous with Gemini VI with Gemini VII.