Labels:text | font | screenshot | document | paper OCR: GEMINI 3 LAUNCH DATE March 23, 1965 After two unpiloted Gemini missions, Gemini 3 was launched with crew, Virgil Grissom and John Young, to become the USA's first two- person space mission. The flight lasted for 4 hours and 53 minutes and was the first in which a spacecraft was maneuvered from one orbit to another. GEMINI 4 LAUNCH DATE June 3, 1965 Gemini 4 completed 62 orbits during a 4-day mission. The highlight of the mission was astronaut Ed White's 21-minute extravehicular activity (EVA), or space walk - the first by an American citizen. GEMINI 5 LAUNCH DATE August 21, 1965 This mission saw the commander of Gemini 5, Gordon Cooper, become the first person to fly in space twice. Accompanied by fellow astronaut Charles Conrad, Cooper orbited the Earth for nearly 8 days, setting a new en ...
