Gemini 6A

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Gemini program mission NASA space mission crewed spaceflight

Gemini 6A was a 1965 NASA crewed spaceflight that achieved the first successful rendezvous between two orbiting spacecraft during the Gemini program.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Gemini 6A canonical	15
Gemini 6	1
Gemini 6A and Gemini 7	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Gemini program mission ⓘ NASA space mission ⓘ crewed spaceflight ⓘ
callSign	Gemini 6A self-link ⓘ
commander	Wally Schirra ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crewMember	Thomas Stafford ⓘ surface form: Thomas P. Stafford Wally Schirra ⓘ
crewNationality	American ⓘ
crewSize	2 ⓘ
designationChangeReason	reflight after original mission cancellation ⓘ
era	Space Race ⓘ
landingDate	1965-12-16 ⓘ
landingMethod	splashdown ⓘ
landingSite	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
launchDate	1965-12-15 ⓘ
launchLocation	Cape Canaveral ⓘ surface form: Cape Kennedy, Florida
launchSite	Cape Kennedy Air Force Station Launch Complex 19 ⓘ LC-19 ⓘ
launchVehicle	Titan II GLV ⓘ
launchYear	1965 ⓘ
missionDuration	1 day 1 hour ⓘ about 26 hours ⓘ
missionType	crewed orbital flight ⓘ rendezvous mission ⓘ
nextMission	Gemini 7 ⓘ
notableAchievement	first successful rendezvous between two orbiting crewed spacecraft ⓘ
operator	NASA ⓘ
orbitRegime	low Earth orbit ⓘ
orbitsCompleted	16 ⓘ
originalDesignation	Gemini 6A self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Gemini 6
originalMissionStatus	scrubbed due to Agena target vehicle failure ⓘ
partOf	Gemini program ⓘ United States civil space program ⓘ surface form: United States crewed spaceflight program
pilot	Thomas Stafford ⓘ surface form: Thomas P. Stafford
previousMission	Gemini 5 ⓘ
programGoal	develop rendezvous and station-keeping techniques ⓘ prepare for Apollo lunar missions ⓘ
recoveryShip	USS Wasp (CV-18) ⓘ surface form: USS Wasp
rendezvousDate	1965-12-15 ⓘ
rendezvousDistance	approximately 0.3 meters ⓘ
rendezvousType	first crewed spacecraft rendezvous ⓘ
rendezvousWith	Gemini 7 ⓘ
spaceAgency	NASA ⓘ
spacecraft	Gemini spacecraft ⓘ
spacecraftBus	Gemini spacecraft bus ⓘ
spacecraftName	Gemini SC-4 ⓘ surface form: Gemini SC6
spaceProgram	Gemini program ⓘ surface form: Project Gemini
targetVehiclePlanned	Agena Target Vehicle ⓘ surface form: Agena target vehicle

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gemini program → notableMission → Gemini 6A ⓘ

Titan II GLV → usedForMission → Gemini 6A ⓘ

Gemini 5 → followedBy → Gemini 6A ⓘ

Thomas Stafford → spaceMission → Gemini 6A ⓘ

Thomas Stafford → wasPilotOf → Gemini 6A ⓘ

Gemini 6A → callSign → Gemini 6A self-link ⓘ

Gemini 6A → originalDesignation → Gemini 6A self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gemini 6

Gemini 7 → rendezvousWith → Gemini 6A ⓘ

Wally Schirra → wasAboard → Gemini 6A ⓘ

LC-19 → launchedMission → Gemini 6A ⓘ

Gemini spacecraft → notableRendezvousMission → Gemini 6A ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gemini 6A and Gemini 7

Agena Target Vehicle → usedOnMission → Gemini 6A ⓘ

Titan II ICBM → usedAsLaunchVehicleFor → Gemini 6A ⓘ

GT-5 → followedBy → Gemini 6A ⓘ

Launch Complex 19 → notableLaunch → Gemini 6A ⓘ

Thomas Patten Stafford → spaceMission → Gemini 6A ⓘ

Titan II second stage → usedOnMission → Gemini 6A ⓘ