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Gemini V
| Mission Number: GT-05 | 21-29 August 1965 |
Crew:
Backup Crew:
Neil
A. Armstrong
Elliot M.
See, Jr.
Launch:
Pad: LC 19
Date: 21 August 1965
Time: 13:59:59 UTC
Flight:
Orbits: 120
Duration: 7 days, 23 hours, 55 minutes, 14 seconds
Landing:
Location: Atlantic Ocean (29° 44' N, 69° 45' W)
Vessel: USS
Lake Champlain (CVS-39)
Date: 29 August 1965
Time: 13:55:13 UTC
The space endurance record was finally snatched from the Soviets, but otherwise was a boring mission. Much time was spent drifting in an effort to conserve fuel.
Gemini V was the first manned U.S. spaceflight with an official insignia. However, NASA required that a portion of the patch be covered during the flight to avoid embarassment if the mission was cut short.
Gemini V is on display at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX.
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The original patch |