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Gemini XII

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Launch Status
Success

Crew

Jim Lovell

Jim Lovell

Status: Retired
3/25/1928 -
Nationality: American
Type: Government
First Flight: 12/4/1965
Last Flight: 4/11/1970

James Arthur Lovell Jr. is a former NASA astronaut, Naval Aviator, and retired Navy captain. Lovell is known for being the commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission, which suffered a critical failure en route to the Moon but was brought back safely to Earth through the efforts of the crew and mission control. In addition to being part of the Apollo 13 crew, Lovell was the command module pilot of Apollo 8, the first Apollo mission to enter lunar orbit.

Buzz Aldrin

Buzz Aldrin

Status: Retired
1/20/1930 -
Nationality: American
Type: Government
First Flight: 11/11/1966
Last Flight: 7/16/1969

Buzz Aldrin; born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.; is an American engineer, former astronaut, and fighter pilot.
As Lunar Module Pilot on the Apollo 11 mission, he and mission commander Neil Armstrong were the first two humans to land on the Moon.

Mission

Gemini XII (Gemini 12)

Type: Human Exploration

Gemini 12 was the tenth and final crewed mission of the NASA’s Project Gemini. It was commanded by Command Pilot James A. Lovell, Jr. and Pilot Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, Jr. The crew performed three EVAs, redezvoused and docked with an Agena target vehicle, and performed various scientific experiments. The mission started on November 11, 1966, 20:46:33 UTC and ended on November 15, 1966, 19:21:04 UTC.

Trajectory

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Mission patch for Gemini XII (Gemini 12)

Location

Launch Complex 19

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

902 rockets have launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, USA.

Launch Complex 19, Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

Agency

National Aeronautics and Space Administration – NASA

  • Type: Government
  • Abbreviation: NASA
  • Administration: Administrator: Bill Nelson
  • Founded: 1958
  • Launchers: Space Shuttle | SLS
  • Spacecraft: Orion
  • Country: USA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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