PRELAUNCH ACTIVITY (GT-6) - ASTRONAUT THOMAS P. STAFFORD - MISC.
S65-61806 (15 Dec. 1965) --- Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, Gemini-6 prime crew pilot, is seen through spacecraft window as he awaits the remaining minutes of the Gemini-6 prelaunch countdown. A two-day mission in space was scheduled for astronauts Stafford and Walter M. Schirra Jr. (out of frame), command pilot. NASA successfully launched Gemini-6 from Pad 19 at 8:37 a.m. (EST) on Dec. 15, 1965. 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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