Gemini 5 (officially Gemini V) [3] was a 1965 crewed spaceflight in NASA's Project Gemini. It was the third crewed Gemini flight, the eleventh crewed American spaceflight (including two X-15 flights above 100 kilometers (54 nmi)), and the nineteenth human spaceflight of all time.

Oct 5, 2023 · Gemini V, carrying astronauts Gordon Cooper and Charles "Pete" Conrad was the third crewed Earth-orbiting spacecraft of the Gemini series. The flight was designed to last eight days and test rendezvous procedures.

Aug 28, 2020 · At 119 hours and six minutes into the flight, Gemini 5 became the longest crewed space mission, surpassing the mark set by Soviet cosmonaut Valeri I. Bykovski aboard Vostok 5 just two years earlier. Left: Shortly after splashdown, swimmers assist Cooper, left, and Conrad to transfer from their spacecraft into a life raft.

Gemini 5 Fact Sheet. By Cliff Lethbridge. Gemini 5 (NASA Code: GT-5) Launch Date: August 21, 1965. Launch Time: 8:59:59 a.m. EST. Launch Site: Launch Complex 19. Launch Vehicle: Gemini-Titan II GLV-5 (GT-5) Capsule: Gemini Spacecraft Number 5. Capsule Nickname: None. Crew: L. Gordon Cooper, Command Pilot. Charles Conrad, Jr., Pilot. Back-up ...

Apr 10, 2025 · Gemini 5, carrying astronauts Gordon Cooper and Charles "Pete" Conrad was the third crewed Earth-orbiting spacecraft of the Gemini series. The flight was designed to last eight days and test rendezvous procedures.

Aug 29, 2011 · Gemini 5 splashed down in the Atlantic just 90 miles off her intended target on 29 August 1965. The USS Lake Champlain was the recovery ship for the astronaut crew of Gordon Cooper and Charles Conrad. Gordon Cooper was from Shawnee, Oklahoma, and was a Life Scout and Air Force pilot.

Aug 29, 2011 · First American flight to seize duration record from Soviet Union. Mission plan curtailed due to fuel cell problems; mission incredibly boring, spacecraft just drifting to conserve fuel most of the time. Splashed down 145 km from aim point. Launched: 1965-08-21. Returned: 1965-08-29. Number crew: 2 . Duration: 7.96 days.

Documentary about the Gemini 5 mission, a long-duration flight (eight days, the length of time required to complete a lunar mission). The Gemini capsule and program are presented, followed by...

Aug 11, 2020 · Gemini 5 was launched from Complex 19 on August 21, 1965 at 13:59:59.518 UTC and inserted into a 162.0 x 350.1 km Earth orbit at 14:05:55 UTC. Main goal of Gemini 5 was to set a new spaceflight record.

Aug 24, 2015 · Sewn to the right chest of each of their spacesuits was a cloth emblem depicting a Conestoga wagon. Embroidered in red lettering was their mission designation ("Gemini 5") and their names. And hidden under a thin piece of hastily-added …