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Creation Date
5-17-1966
Description
May 17, 1966
Cape Kennedy, Fla. – Astronauts Thomas P. Stafford and Eugene A. Cernan leave transfer van at Complex 19 just prior to being whisked to White Room and waiting Gemini 9 spacecraft. Mission was terminated following news that Agena target vehicle failed to achieve orbit. Agene impacted in Atlantic approximately 160 miles East of Cape Kennedy minutes after liftoff.
Keywords
NASA, gemini, gemini ix, gemini 9