In addition to carrying the equipment of the prime crew, Gemini 3 backups Wally Schirra (third from the right) and Tom Stafford (second from right) saw to it that they fulfilled the mission’s humor requirements. As a result, Gemini 3 would forever come to be known as “The Corned Beef Sandwich Mission.” Photo […]
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Beautiful view of Wally Schirra and Tom Stafford’s Gemini VI-A spacecraft, viewed by astronauts Frank Borman and Jim Lovell aboard Gemini VII. Schirra’s gutsy decision to sit tight after the 12 December pad abort ensured that this historic rendezvous mission could go ahead. Photo Credit: NASA “It’s death … or the ejection seat!” […] Gemini VII, bearing astronauts Frank Borman and Jim Lovell on a record-breaking 14-day mission, is seen through the windows of Gemini VI-A, with fellow spacefarers Wally Schirra and Tom Stafford. This mission, in December 1965, marked the first ‘true’ rendezvous between two piloted vehicles in orbit. Photo Credit: NASA Two weeks before Christmas […] The Saturn V, which would carry the Apollo 16 crew to the Moon, surrounded by lightning. Photo Credit: NASA / Retro Space Images Light and Sound — Lightning dances around Apollo 15 on the eve of launch, July 25, 1971. Like what you see? Then check out: Retro Space Images Want to keep […] Photo Credit: NASA / Retro Space Images Contemplating — Gemini 6 astronaut Thomas Stafford is shown during weight and balance testing at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in September 1965. Like what you see? Then check out: Retro Space Images Want to keep up-to-date with all things space? Be sure to “Like” […] |
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