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Gemini 9

Mission Dates: June 3–6, 1966
Mission Duration: 3 days, 21 hours
Astronauts: Thomas P. Stafford (Commander), Eugene A. Cernan (Pilot)

The objective of the Gemini IX-A mission was to rendezvous and dock with augmented target docking adapter (ATDA). However, the ATDA shroud did not completely separate, making docking impossible. Despite this, Gemini IX-A completed three different types of rendezvous and over two hours of EVA.

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Credit: NASA
Image Number: S66-28075
Date: May 1966

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Gemini 9

Mission Dates: June 3–6, 1966
Mission Duration: 3 days, 21 hours
Astronauts: Thomas P. Stafford (Commander), Eugene A. Cernan (Pilot)

The objective of the Gemini IX-A mission was to rendezvous and dock with augmented target docking adapter (ATDA). However, the ATDA shroud did not completely separate, making docking impossible. Despite this, Gemini IX-A completed three different types of rendezvous and over two hours of EVA.

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Credit: NASA
Image Number: S66-28075
Date: May 1966