USS Wasp (CV-18)
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USS Wasp was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy. The ship, the ninth US Navy ship to bear the name, was originally named Oriskany, but was ren
USS Wasp underway in 1967
Wasp underway, 22 February 1944
Wasp at Ulithi atoll on 8 December 1944
USS Wasp on 6 August 1945
Gemini 12
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Gemini 12 was a 1966 crewed spaceflight in NASA's Project Gemini. It was the 10th and final crewed Gemini flight, the 18th crewed American spaceflight, and the 26th spaceflight of all time, including
USS Wasp (CV-18)
…role in the manned space program, serving as the recovery ship for five Project Gemini missions: Gemini IV, Gemini VI, Gemini VII, Gemini IX, and Gemini XII. She was retired in 1972, and sold for scrap in 1973. The ship was laid down as Oriskany on 18 March 1942 at Quincy, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem…
Buzz Aldrin performs an EVA during the Gemini XII mission, with the Agena Target Vehicle visible in the background.
(L-R) Aldrin, LovellProject Gemini← Gemini 11
Launch of Gemini 12.
Gemini 12 tethered stationkeeping