Titan II GLV | Gemini VI-A
Launch Complex 19
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Gemini VI-A (Gemini 6A)
Gemini 6A was the fifth crewed mission of NASA's Project Gemini. The mission was commanded by Command Pilot Walter M. Schirra, Jr. and Pilot Thomas P. Stafford. The mission achieved the first crewed rendezvous with the Gemini 7 spacecraft. The mission began on December 15, 1965, 13:37:26 UTC and ended on December 16, 1965, 15:28:50 UTC.
Gemini SC6
Serial 6
Launch Crew Count 2
Status Single Use
Landing Time 1965-12-16T15:28:50+0000
Crew
Wally Schirra
Command Pilot
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1923-03-12
Deceased 2007-05-03
Status Deceased
Type Government
Thomas P. Stafford
Pilot
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1930-09-17
Deceased 2024-03-18
Status Deceased
Type Government
Titan II GLV
Height 33.20 Meters
Max Stages 2
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 1913 kN
Diameter 3.05 Meters
Mass To LEO 3850 kg
Liftoff Mass 154 Tonnes
Launch Success 12
Consecutive Success 12
Maiden Flight 1964-04-08
Launch Failures 0
Programs
Gemini
Project Gemini was NASA's second human spaceflight program. Conducted between projects Mercury and Apollo, Gemini started in 1961 and concluded in 1966.
