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Gemini 6A

Gemini 6A (officially Gemini VI-A) was a 1965 crewed United States spaceflight in NASA's Gemini program. The mission, flown by Wally Schirra and Thomas P. Stafford, achieved the first crewed rendezvous with another spacecraft, its sister Gemini 7. Although the Soviet Union had twice previously launched simultaneous pairs of Vostok spacecraft, these…

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Apogee altitude
274 kilometers (148 nautical miles)
COSPAR ID
1965-104A
Crew size
2
Distance travelled
694,415 kilometers (374,954 nautical miles)
Epoch
December 15, 1965
Inclination
28.9 degrees

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Gemini 6A

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related to Second attempt and rendezvous · 11
Gemini 6A → All, December, Due, EST, Gemini, No, Spacecraft, The, The Titan's, Their, They
related to Reentry · 10
Gemini 6A → Atlantic Ocean, Caicos, Defense, Department, Gemini, It, ITT, The Gemini, Turks, USS Wasp
related to Revised mission · 10
Gemini 6A → After, December, EVA, Frank Borman, Gemini, Jim Lovell, Lovell, NASA, Stafford, The
related to A Christmas surprise · 7
Gemini 6A → At, Gemini, Hohner, Jingle Bells, Little Lady, The, The Smithsonian Institution
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Gemini 6A → Thomas P. Stafford, Walter M. Schirra Jr.
Apogee altitude · 1
Gemini 6A → 274 kilometers (148 nautical miles)
COSPAR ID · 1
Gemini 6A → 1965-104A
Crew size · 1
Gemini 6A → 2
Distance travelled · 1
Gemini 6A → 694,415 kilometers (374,954 nautical miles)
Epoch · 1
Gemini 6A → December 15, 1965

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Gemini 6AApogee altitude274 kilometers (148 nautical miles)1.00infobox
Gemini 6ACOSPAR ID1965-104A1.00infobox
Gemini 6ACrew size21.00infobox
Gemini 6ADistance travelled694,415 kilometers (374,954 nautical miles)1.00infobox
Gemini 6AEpochDecember 15, 19651.00infobox
Gemini 6AInclination28.9 degrees1.00infobox
Gemini 6ALanding dateDecember 16, 1965, 15:28:50 (1965-12-16UTC15:28:51Z) UTC1.00infobox
Gemini 6ALanding siteNorth Atlantic Ocean .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo…1.00infobox
Gemini 6ALaunch dateDecember 15, 1965, 13:37:26 (1965-12-15UTC13:37:26Z) UTC1.00infobox
Gemini 6ALaunch mass3,546 kilograms (7,818 lb)1.00infobox
Gemini 6ALaunch siteCape Kennedy LC-191.00infobox
Gemini 6AManufacturerMcDonnell1.00infobox
Gemini 6AMembersWalter M. Schirra Jr.1.00infobox
Gemini 6AMembersThomas P. Stafford1.00infobox
Gemini 6AMission duration1 day, 1 hour, 51 minutes, 24 seconds1.00infobox
Gemini 6AMission typeSpace rendezvous1.00infobox
Gemini 6AOperatorNASA1.00infobox
Gemini 6AOrbits completed161.00infobox
Gemini 6APerigee altitude270 kilometers (150 nautical miles)1.00infobox
Gemini 6APeriod89.95 minutes1.00infobox
Gemini 6ARecovered byUSS Wasp1.00infobox
Gemini 6AReference systemGeocentric1.00infobox
Gemini 6ARegimeLow Earth orbit1.00infobox
Gemini 6ARocketTitan II GLV, s/n 62-125611.00infobox
Gemini 6ASATCAT no.18391.00infobox
Gemini 6ASpacecraftGemini SC61.00infobox

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