On Dec. 4, 1965, NASA launched the crewed Gemini 7 spacecraft on a two-week-long mission in low-Earth orbit. Discover more space history 👉https://trib.al/h0KGVen This was the fourth crewed flight of NASA's Gemini program and the 12th crewed mission for the United States. NASA astronauts Jim Lovell and Frank Borman were aboard the Gemini 7 spacecraft. While they were in orbit, the Gemini 7 crew met up with two more NASA astronauts, Wally Schirra and Tom Stafford, who launched in another Gemini s

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99K views · 2.9K reactions | Gemini 8 launched on March 16, 1966, with astronauts Neil Armstrong and Dave Scott aboard. The mission was designed to test the docking maneuver, but would ultimately test the astronauts' bravery. It was the first emergency in space. CHASING THE MOON premieres on PBS July 8 → pbs.org/chasingthemoon | American Experience | PBS | Facebook