2004 Death Max Faget, engineer, led the design of the Gemini space capsule, dies at 83 1977 Event Albert Innaurato's "Gemini," premieres in New York City 1968 Birthday Gene Patrick, born in Philadelphia, actor, Gemini: Twin Stars 1967 Death Edward Higgins White II, Lieutenant Colonel USAF/astronaut (Gemini 4), dies at 36 1966 Event Gemini XII (Lovell/Aldrin) returns to Earth 1966 Event Gemini 12 (Lovell and Aldrin) launched on 4-day flight 1966 Event Gemini XI (Conrad/Gordon) returns to Earth 1966 Event Gemini XI (Charles Conrad and R Gordon) launched for 71-hour flight 1966 Event Gemini X returns to Earth 1966 Event Gemini 10 launched (John Young and Michael Collins) 1966 Event Gemini 9 completes 45 orbits after rendezvous with "angry alligator" 1966 Event Gemini 9 launched; 7th U.S. 2-man flight, Stafford and Cernan 1966 Event Gemini 8 launched with Armstrong and Scott, aborted after 6.5 orbits 1965 Event Borman and Lovell Splash down in Atlantic ends 2 week Gemini VII mission 1965 Event Gemini 6 returns to Earth 1965 Event Gemini 6 launched; makes 1st rendezvous in space (with Gemini 7) 1965 Event Gemini 7 (Borman and Lovell) launched 1965 Event Astronauts Gordon Cooper and Pete Conrad successfully land the Gemini 5 in 7 days, 22 hours, 55 minutes and 14 seconds, breaking the record for manned spaceflight for total mission duration 1965 Event Astronauts Gordon Cooper and Pete Conrad successfully launch Gemini 5, the 11th manned spaceflight mission of all time 1965 Event Gemini 4 completes 62 orbits 1965 Event Gemini 4 launched; 2nd U.S. 2-man flight, McDivitt and White 1965 Event Gemini 3 launched, 1st U.S. 2-man space flight (Grissom and Young) 1964 Event Unmanned Gemini 1 launched 1944 Birthday Katherine Crawford, actress, Captains and Kings, Gemini Man 1944 Birthday Katherine Crawford, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Gemini Man, Captains and Kings 1941 Birthday Malcolm Longair, born in Dundee Scotland, astronomer, physicist, chairman of the Gemini Board, President, Royal Astronomical Society 1934 Birthday Eugene A. Cernan, born in Chicago, Captain USN/astronaut, Gemini 9, Apollo 10 17 1932 Birthday David R. Scott, born in San Antonio, Texas, Col USAF/astronaut, Gemini 8, Apollo 9, 15 1930 Birthday Edward H White II, born in San Antonio, Texas, Lieutenant Colonel USAF/astronaut, Gemini 4 1930 Birthday Michael Collins, Rome, Major General USAF/astronaut, Gemini 10, Apollo 11 1930 Birthday Neil Armstrong, born in Ohio, X-15 pilot, 1st Moonwalker, Gemini 8, Apollo 11 1929 Birthday Richard F. Gordon, Jr., born in in Seattle, Washington, Captain USN and astronaut, Gemini 11, Apollo 12 1929 Birthday James McDivitt, born in Chicago, Brigadier General USAF/astronaut, Gemini 4, Apollo 9 1928 Birthday James A. Lovell, born in Cleveland, Ohio, USN/astr, Gemini 7, 12, Apollo 8, 13 1928 Birthday Frank Borman, born in Gary, Indiana, astronaut, Gemini 7, Apollo 8, CEO, Eastern Airline 1926 Birthday Virgil Grissom, born in Mitchell, Indiana, Lieutenant Colonel USAF/astronaut, Merc 4, Gemini 3 1923 Birthday Wally Schirra, born in New Jersey, astronaut, flew in Mercury, Gemini and Apollo, America's first three space programs 1922 Birthday William Sylvester, born in Oakland California, actor, 2001, Gorgo, Gemini Man 1909 Birthday Anne Seymour, born in England, actress, Gemini Affair, Empire, Tim Conway Show
