Titan II GLV | Gemini IX-A
National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Titan II GLV · Launch Complex 19, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 80th launch · 6th this year · humanity's 571st orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Jun 3, 13:39 – Jun 3, 13:39 UTC
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Gemini IX-A (Gemini 9A)
Gemini 9A was the seventh crewed mission of the NASA's Project Gemini. The mission was commanded by Command Pilot Thomas P. Stafford and Pilot Eugene Cernan. The astronauts rendezvoused with the Augmented Docking Target Adapter, but were unable to dock due to docking target's fairing which failed to deploy. The mission started on June 3, 1966, 13:39:33 UTC and ended on June 6, 1966, 14:00:23 UTC.
Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Crew
Thomas P. StaffordCommand Pilot · NASA
Gene CernanPilot · NASA
Booster
No booster details available.
Watch
- Launch of Gemini 9 (CBS) — lunarmodule5
- Gemini 9 Launch Part 5 — lunarmodule5
