Gemini 7 was the fourth crewed mission of the NASA’s Project Gemini. The mission was commanded by Command Pilor Frank F. Borman, II and Pilot James A. Lovell, Jr. The crew spent nearly 14 days in space, and their spacecraft was the passive target for the first crewed space rendezvous performed by Gemini 6A. The mission began on December 4, 1965, 19:30:03 UTC and ended on December 18, 1965, 14:05:04 UTC.
Gemini SC7 is the Gemini capsule used for the Gemini 7 mission launched on December 4, 1965 and crewed by astronauts Frank Borman (command pilot) and Jim Lovell (pilot).
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 VII (Gemini 7) 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 4, 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.