1966 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Gemini IX-A (Gemini 9A)
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Gemini 9A was the seventh crewed mission of the NASA's Project Gemini. The mission was commanded by Command Pilot Thomas P. Stafford and Pilot Eugene Cernan. The astronauts rendezvoused with the Augmented Docking Target Adapter, but were unable to dock due to docking target's fairing which failed to deploy. The mission started on June 3, 1966, 13:39:33 UTC and ended on June 6, 1966, 14:00:23 UTC.
Overview
- Date / time
- June 3, 1966 at 01:39 PM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Launch Complex 19
- Mission
- Gemini IX-A (Gemini 9A)
- Mission type
- Human Exploration
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit