Gemini X Launch | July 18 1966 |
Gemini 10 | Gemini X | John Young | Astronaut John Young | Michael Collins | Astronaut Michael Collins | Mike Collins | Astronaut Mike Collins | Young Collins
On this edition of @mannedspace1187 we remember the launch of Gemini X 58 years ago on July 18.
Gemini 10 was the eighth crewed Earth-orbiting spacecraft of the Gemini series, carrying astronauts John Young and Michael Collins. Its primary purpose was to conduct rendezvous and docking tests with the Agena target vehicle. The mission plan included a rendezvous with the Gemini 8 Agena target, two extravehicular activity (EVA) excursions, and the performance of 15 scientific, technological, and medical experiments. The scientific experiments were related to (1) zodiacal light, synoptic terrain, and synoptic weather photography, (2) micrometeorite collections, (3) UV astronomical camera, (4) ion wake measurements, and (5) meteoroid erosion.
Footage: NASA
Audio: NASA via internetarchive.org uploaded by John Stoll
Edited by Mitch Rothman