On November 11, 1966, the Gemini 12 mission launched.
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 had the right skills, like docking vehicles in space and taking spacewalks. Before Gemini 12, astronauts struggled with spacewalks because there weren't enough handholds on their spacecraft. NASA made some spacewalk changes for Gemini 12. Buzz Aldrin did three spacewalks and spent more than five hours working in space with no major problems. Gemini 12 also successfully docked to an unpiloted Agena booster that launched the same day. The astronauts returned to Earth after four days in space. Both Aldrin and Lovell went on to join the Apollo program. Aldrin became the second person to walk on the moon during Apollo 11, and Lovell became the commander of Apollo 13.
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 had the right skills, like docking vehicles in space and taking spacewalks. Before Gemini 12, astronauts struggled with spacewalks because there weren't enough handholds on their spacecraft. NASA made some spacewalk changes for Gemini 12. Buzz Aldrin did three spacewalks and spent more than five hours working in space with no major problems. Gemini 12 also successfully docked to an unpiloted Agena booster that launched the same day. The astronauts returned to Earth after four days in space. Both Aldrin and Lovell went on to join the Apollo program. Aldrin became the second person to walk on the moon during Apollo 11, and Lovell became the commander of Apollo 13.
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00:00On this day in space.
00:04On November 11th, 1966, the Gemini 12 mission launched.
00:08Gemini 12 was the last mission of the Gemini program. It had two
00:12astronauts on board, Jim Lovell and Buzz Aldrin. NASA wanted to send
00:16humans to the moon, but first, it needed to make sure crews had the right skills
00:20like docking vehicles in space and taking spacewalks.
00:24Before Gemini 12, astronauts struggled with spacewalks because there weren't enough handholds
00:28on their spacecraft. NASA made some spacewalk changes
00:32for Gemini 12. Buzz Aldrin did three spacewalks and spent more than
00:36five hours working in space with no major problems. Gemini 12
00:40also successfully docked to an unpiloted Agena booster that launched the same day.
00:44The astronauts returned to Earth after four days in space.
00:48Both Aldrin and Lovell went on to join the Apollo program.
00:52Aldrin became the second person to walk on the moon during Apollo 11, and Lovell
00:56became the commander of Apollo 13. And that's what happened on this day in space.
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