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Gemini V

Mission Number: GT-05 21-29 August 1965

Crew:
   
L. Gordon Cooper, Jr. [2], Jr., Commander
    Charles Conrad, Jr. [1], Pilot

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