Gemini 10 flight ends with near perfect Cape Kennedy landing
Gemini 10 returns to Cape Kennedy after a 70 hour 47 minute mission in which astronauts John W. Young and Michael Collins docked with an Agena satellite, conducted two spacewalks, and set multiple records. Officials hailed the mission as a key step toward Apollo including rendezvous techniques and future recovery capabilities using helicopters and high altitude transfers.
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Moon mission debrief reveals fuel issues and three-man Apollo plan
Debriefs cite excess fuel use during rendezvous with Agena 10 on Monday causing plan rearrangement and early spacewalk end for Collins. Young lacked fuel to steady craft during Collins 50 foot lifeline. NASA plans Apollo moonship trip in November aiming for lunar landings in 1968 or 1969. wives of astronauts express relief after return.
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Gemini Ferry for Air Force Orbiting Laboratory
The Gemini spacecraft will serve as a ferry vehicle for the Air Force manned orbiting laboratory planned to launch in 1969, supporting the military space mission with an Agena system.
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