[/caption] Gemini VI ended up launching after Gemini VII, making it the fifth manned mission of Project Gemini. The astronauts on board were Walter M. Schirra Jr., Commander and Thomas P. Stafford, Pilot. The mission launched on Dec. 15, 1965 at 8:37 am EST, and the two-man capsule reached at altitude of 311.3km. The crew … Continue reading "Gemini VI"