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12-12-1965
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December 12, 1965
CAPE KENNEDY, FLA. – Astronauts Walter M. Schirra, Jr., (on steps), command pilot, and Thomas P. Stafford, pilot, leave the suiting trailer at launch complex 16 during the Gemini 6 pre-launch countdown. Moments later, they entered a transport Van which carried them to Pad 19 and their waiting spacecraft. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has planned Gemini 6 as a two-day mission in space. An attempt was made to launch Gemini 6 at 9:54 a.m., (EST), today. However, seconds after ignition, the first stage engine of the Gemini launch vehicle 6 shut down due to a faulty release of the liftoff umbilical plug.
Keywords
NASA, gemini, gemini 6, gemini vi, pre-launch