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Gemini


2004 Max Faget, engineer, led the design of the Gemini space capsule, dies at 83

1977 Albert Innaurato's "Gemini," premieres in New York City

1968 Gene Patrick, born in Philadelphia, actor, Gemini: Twin Stars

1967 Edward Higgins White II, Lieutenant Colonel USAF/astronaut (Gemini 4), dies at 36

1966 Gemini XII (Lovell/Aldrin) returns to Earth

1966 Gemini 12 (Lovell and Aldrin) launched on 4-day flight

1966 Gemini XI (Conrad/Gordon) returns to Earth

1966 Gemini XI (Charles Conrad and R Gordon) launched for 71-hour flight

1966 Gemini X returns to Earth

1966 Gemini 10 launched (John Young and Michael Collins)

1966 Gemini 9 completes 45 orbits after rendezvous with "angry alligator"

1966 Gemini 9 launched; 7th U.S. 2-man flight, Stafford and Cernan

1966 Gemini 8 launched with Armstrong and Scott, aborted after 6.5 orbits

1965 Borman and Lovell Splash down in Atlantic ends 2 week Gemini VII mission

1965 Gemini 6 returns to Earth

1965 Gemini 6 launched; makes 1st rendezvous in space (with Gemini 7)

1965 Gemini 7 (Borman and Lovell) launched

1965 Astronauts Cooper and Conrad complete 120 Earth orbits in Gemini 5

1965 Gemini 5 launched into Earth orbit (2 astronauts)

1965 Gemini 5 returned after 12d 7h 11m 53s

1965 Gemini 4 completes 62 orbits

1965 Gemini 4 launched; 2nd U.S. 2-man flight, McDivitt and White

1965 Gemini 3 launched, 1st U.S. 2-man space flight (Grissom and Young)

1964 Unmanned Gemini 1 launched

1944 Katherine Crawford, actress, Captains and Kings, Gemini Man

1944 Katherine Crawford, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Gemini Man, Captains and Kings

1941 Malcolm Longair, born in Dundee Scotland, astronomer, physicist, chairman of the Gemini Board, President, Royal Astronomical Society

1934 Eugene A. Cernan, born in Chicago, Captain USN/astronaut, Gemini 9, Apollo 10 17

1932 David R. Scott, born in San Antonio, Texas, Col USAF/astronaut, Gemini 8, Apollo 9, 15

1930 Edward H White II, born in San Antonio, Texas, Lieutenant Colonel USAF/astronaut, Gemini 4

1930 Michael Collins, Rome, Major General USAF/astronaut, Gemini 10, Apollo 11

1930 Neil Armstrong, born in Ohio, X-15 pilot, 1st Moonwalker, Gemini 8, Apollo 11

1929 Richard F. Gordon, Jr., born in in Seattle, Washington, Captain USN and astronaut, Gemini 11, Apollo 12

1929 James McDivitt, born in Chicago, Brigadier General USAF/astronaut, Gemini 4, Apollo 9

1928 James A. Lovell, born in Cleveland, Ohio, USN/astr, Gemini 7, 12, Apollo 8, 13

1928 Frank Borman, born in Gary, Indiana, astronaut, Gemini 7, Apollo 8, CEO, Eastern Airline

1926 Virgil Grissom, born in Mitchell, Indiana, Lieutenant Colonel USAF/astronaut, Merc 4, Gemini 3

1923 Wally Schirra, born in New Jersey, astronaut, flew in Mercury, Gemini and Apollo, America's first three space programs

1922 William Sylvester, born in Oakland California, actor, 2001, Gorgo, Gemini Man

1909 Anne Seymour, born in England, actress, Gemini Affair, Empire, Tim Conway Show


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