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5-17-1966
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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.