Events tagged with "gemini program"

Historical Events tagged with "gemini program"

Turns out history loves a label—battles, breakthroughs, and the occasional disaster, all neatly tagged for your browsing pleasure. Because sometimes you just need every weird invention in one place.

Space Exploration

Launch of Gemini 7 with Borman and Lovell

December 4th, 1965 59 years ago

Gemini 7 was launched carrying astronauts Frank Borman and Jim Lovell. Conducted to test long-duration spaceflight, this mission aimed to support the Gemini 6A mission, which would perform the first crewed rendezvous in space. The successful orbit around Earth lasted nearly two weeks and was crucial for future Apollo missions as it demonstrated vital life support capabilities.