Gemini 5
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Gemini 5 was a 1965 crewed spaceflight in NASA's Project Gemini. It was the third crewed Gemini flight, the eleventh crewed American spaceflight, and the nineteenth human spaceflight. It was also the
View of Cape Kennedy, Florida from Gemini V
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The erector at Pad 19 is lowered in preparation for the launch of Gemini 5
Launch of Gemini 5
Pete Conrad
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Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr. was an American NASA astronaut, aeronautical engineer, naval officer, aviator, and test pilot who commanded the Apollo 12 mission, on which he became the third person to walk
Gemini 5
…Spacecraft properties Spacecraft Gemini SC5 Manufacturer McDonnell Launch mass 3,605 kilograms (7,948 lb) Crew Crew size 2 Members L. Gordon Cooper Jr. Charles Conrad Jr. Start of mission Launch date August 21, 1965, 13:59:59 UTC Rocket Titan II GLV, s/n 62-12560 Launch site Cape Kennedy LC-19 End of mission Recovered…
Conrad in 1964
Conrad in the Princeton University yearbook, 1953
Conrad preparing for water egress training in the Gemini Static Article 5 spacecraft
Conrad following his Gemini 5 flight