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The Gemini 9 plane crash that nearly destroyed America’s moon program

In 1966, a routine training flight carrying two Gemini astronauts ended in a fatal crash just yards from a critical spacecraft assembly line. This video explores how a single moment nearly erased the ...
Astronomy

Behind the scenes of NASA’s Project Gemini: Astronomy chats with Jeffrey Kluger

Project Gemini was a crucial stepping stone to the Apollo moon landings. Gemini astronauts pioneered spacewalking and spacecraft docking techniques. Gemini missions were incredibly risky, with ...
Houston Public Media

How the often-overlooked Gemini missions won the space race

While most attention surrounding Houston's role in getting Americans to the moon in the 1960s tends to center on the Apollo program, the one that preceded it tends to get short shrift. The Gemini ...
Time

The Forgotten Story of NASA’s Most Life-Threatening Spacewalk

Commander Tom Stafford and pilot Gene Cernan preparing to board Gemini 9 shortly before launch Commander Tom Stafford and pilot Gene Cernan preparing to board Gemini 9 shortly before launchNASA Editor ...