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Gemini XII

Mission Number: GT-12 11-15 November 1966

Crew:
   
James A. Lovell, Jr. [2], Commander
    Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr. [1], Pilot

Backup Crew:
    L. Gordon Cooper, Jr.
    Eugene A. Cernan

Launch:
    Pad: LC 19
    Date: 11 November 1966
    Time: 20:46:33 UTC

Flight:
    Orbits: 59
    Duration: 3 days, 22 hours, 34 minutes, 31 seconds
    EVA 1: 2 hours, 18 minutes
    EVA 2: 2 hours, 9 minutes
    EVA 3: 1 hour, 11 minutes

Landing:
    Location: Atlantic Ocean (24° 35' N, 69° 57' W)
    Vessel: USS Wasp (CVS-18)
    Date: 15 November 1966
    Time: 19:22:04 UTC

The crew docked with an Agena rocket visually, without aid of a computer. Aldrin performed 3 EVAs totaling over 5 hours. The Gemini XII EVAs were much less stressful than on previous flights. This was due to better training (underwater simulation in addition to zero-g aircraft flights), better hardware (hand holds, hand rails, hooks for tethers), and better planning.

Gemini XII is located at the Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD.