Posted on September 11, 2014
We left off last week with Tom Stafford and Gene Cernan completing three rendezvous with the ATDA but, no docking because the shroud was still in place on the Docking Adapter. On June 5, 1966 at 5:30 a.m., nearly 45 hours and 30 minutes into the mission, the crew began preparations for Cernan’s walk in space…
Gemini 9 splashes down at 9-00 A.M., June 6, 1966. The day of the EVA was also their last in space
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