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 is the Gemini capsule used for the Gemini 6 mission launched on December 15, 1965 and crewed by astronauts Walter M. Schirra, Jr. (command pilot) and Thomas P.…
The Titan II GLV (Gemini Launch Vehicle) or Gemini-Titan II was an American expendable launch system derived from the Titan II missile, which was used to launch twelve Gemini missions for NASA between 1964 and 1966. Two unmanned launches followed by ten manned ones were conducted from Launch Complex 19 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, starting with Gemini 1 on April 8, 1964.
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Mission Profile
Gemini VI-A (Gemini 6A) was a Titan II GLV mission operated by National Aeronautics and Space Administration that lifted off from Launch Complex 19, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on December 15, 1965. The flight carried its payload on a human exploration mission to Low Earth Orbit. It was flown as part of the Gemini program. The launch was a success.