OTD In Space - November 11: Gemini 12 Launches Buzz Aldrin And Jim Lovell Into Orbit
On November 11, 1966, the Gemini 12 mission launched. Gemini 12 was the last mission of the Gemini program. It had two ...
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At 60 years, monument to NASA's Project Mercury still stands, but what of its time capsule?
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November 15, Union troops begin ‘Sherman’s March’
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Astronaut Food Is Light Years Beyond Tang And Freeze-Dried Ice Cream
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SpaceX completes pair of Space Coast launches just over 4 hours apart
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Astronaut James McDivitt, Apollo 9 commander, dies at 93 in Tucson
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OTD In Space - November 11: Gemini 12 Launches Buzz Aldrin And Jim Lovell Into Orbit
Gemini 12 was the last mission of the Gemini program. It had two astronauts on board: Jim Lovell and Buzz Aldrin. NASA wanted to send humans to the moon. But first, it needed to make sure crews ...