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Jan. 19, 1965: Gemini 2 launches

With 12 flights designed to finetune NASA's spaceflight procedures, the Gemini program followed Project Mercury and was an ...
The Spokesman-Review

A Meeting in Space: Gemini 6 and 7

On Dec. 15, 1965 — 60 years ago Monday — two crews of NASA astronauts met for the first time in Earth orbit. Trouble was: That hadn’t been the original plan. NASA had turned yet another disappointing ...
Time

The Forgotten Story of NASA’s Most Life-Threatening Spacewalk

Commander Tom Stafford and pilot Gene Cernan preparing to board Gemini 9 shortly before launch Commander Tom Stafford and pilot Gene Cernan preparing to board Gemini 9 shortly before launchNASA Editor ...
Space.com

Giving Gemini its due: 'Apollo 13' author Jeffrey Kluger honors 'forgotten' NASA program with new book (exclusive interview)

"I felt like it was time to give the Gemini program its due. It was an opportunity not to be missed." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...
Houston Public Media

How the often-overlooked Gemini missions won the space race

While most attention surrounding Houston's role in getting Americans to the moon in the 1960s tends to center on the Apollo program, the one that preceded it tends to get short shrift. The Gemini ...