
S65-61804 (15 Dec. 1965) --- Overall view of activity in blockhouse at Launch Complex 19 during the final moments of the Gemini-6 prelaunch countdown. The Gemini-6 spacecraft and launch vehicle at Pad 19 are seen on television monitors above consoles. In the spacecraft awaiting liftoff were astronauts Walter M. Schirra Jr., command pilot; and Thomas P. Stafford, pilot. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration successfully launched Gemini-6 at 8:37 a.m. (EST) on Dec. 15, 1965, on a two-day mission in space. An attempt will be made to rendezvous Gemini-6 with Gemini-7. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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December 15, 1965
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