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Creation Date
12-15-1965
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December 15, 1965
Cape Kennedy, Fla. – Gemini 6, carrying Astronauts Walter M. Schirra, Jr., command pilot, and Thomas P. Stafford, pilot, was successfully launched by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s John F. Kennedy space center at 8:37 a.m. (EST) today, December 15th, 1965. Gemini 6, scheduled as a two-day mission, was launched from Pad 19. An attempt will be made to rendezvous the Gemini 6 spacecraft, which is now orbiting the Earth.
Keywords
NASA, Gemini, Gemini 6, Gemini VI