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Gemini 12, Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, Prelaunch, 1966

Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., Gemini- 2 pilot, is seen in the Gemini 12 spacecraft in the white room atop Pad 19 awaiting the final minutes of the prelaunch countdown. Astronaut James A. Lovell Jr. (out of frame) is the command pilot. The liftoff was at 3:46 p.m. (EST), November 11, 1966. Gemini 12 (officially Gemini XII) was a 1966 manned spaceflight in NASA's Project Gemini. It was the 10th and final manned Gemini flight. Commanded by Gemini VII veteran James A. Lovell, the flight featured three periods of extravehicular activity (EVA) by rookie Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, lasting a total of 5 hours and 30 minutes. It also achieved the fifth rendezvous and fourth docking with an Agena target vehicle. Gemini XII marked a successful conclusion of the Gemini program, achieving the last of its goals by successfully demonstrating that astronauts can effectively work outside of spacecraft. This was instrumental in paving the way for the Apollo program to achieve its goal of landing a man on the Moon by the end of the 1960s.

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Title: Gemini 12, Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, Prelaunch, 1966

Caption: Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., Gemini- 2 pilot, is seen in the Gemini 12 spacecraft in the white room atop Pad 19 awaiting the final minutes of the prelaunch countdown. Astronaut James A. Lovell Jr. (out of frame) is the command pilot. The liftoff was at 3:46 p.m. (EST), November 11, 1966. Gemini 12 (officially Gemini XII) was a 1966 manned spaceflight in NASA's Project Gemini. It was the 10th and final manned Gemini flight. Commanded by Gemini VII veteran James A. Lovell, the flight featured three periods of extravehicular activity (EVA) by rookie Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, lasting a total of 5 hours and 30 minutes. It also achieved the fifth rendezvous and fourth docking with an Agena target vehicle. Gemini XII marked a successful conclusion of the Gemini program, achieving the last of its goals by successfully demonstrating that astronauts can effectively work outside of spacecraft. This was instrumental in paving the way for the Apollo program to achieve its goal of landing a man on the Moon by the end of the 1960s.

Category: History: Modern • Astronomy & Space

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