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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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