Gemini 6A (officially Gemini VI-A) [2] was a 1965 crewed United States spaceflight in NASA 's Gemini program. The mission, flown by Wally Schirra and Thomas P. Stafford, achieved the …

Oct 5, 2023 · Gemini VI-A was the fifth crewed Earth-orbiting spacecraft of the Gemini series, having been launched after Gemini VII, with the intent of making rendezvous with Gemini VII in …

Achieving the most precise recovery to date in the Gemini program, the Gemini 6A capsule splashed down just seven miles from its primary target point. SELECTED NASA PHOTOS …

1 day ago · Gemini 6A was the fifth crewed Earth-orbiting spacecraft of the Gemini series, having been launched after Gemini 7, with the intent of making rendezvous with Gemini 7 in Earth …

Dec 15, 2015 · Fifty years ago, on December 15, 1965, Gemini VI and VII met for the first rendezvous in space. This was not NASA’s original plan. Gemini VI, commanded by Mercury …

Gemini 6 was planned to be the third manned Earth orbiting spacecraft of the Gemini series. Its primary mission involved rendezvous with a Gemini-Agena target vehicle (GATV) after …

Apr 5, 2025 · And Wally Schirra, along with Stafford, won seats on Gemini 6, the first space rendezvous. Meeting in orbit A rendezvous is an intricate ballet of celestial mechanics to bring …

3 days ago · Gemini Program. The Gemini program was designed as a bridge between the Mercury and Apollo programs, primarily to test equipment and mission procedures in Earth …

15 December 1965: At 13:37:26 UTC, Gemini 6A, with NASA astronauts Captain Walter M. Schirra, Jr., United States Navy and Major Thomas P. Stafford, United States Air Force, on …

On December 15, 1965, Gemini 6-A lifted off from Cape Canaveral for a one-day mission and orbital rendezvous with Gemini 7. Here’s a look back at the mission in images from the …