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NASA Center: Johnson Space Center
Image # : S65-61819
Date : 12/16/1965


Title

Schirra, Stafford and Gemini on Deck

Full Description

Astronaut Walter H. Schirra Jr. (on right), Command pilot, climbs from his Gemini VI spacecraft as he and Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford (not in view) arrive aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Wasp. They are assisted by various McDonell Douglas technicians. The Gemini VI spacecraft splashed down in the western Atlantic recover area at 10:29 a.m. (EST) December 16, 1965, after a successful 25 hr. 52 minute mission in space.

Keywords

Gemini 6 Gemini VI USS Wasp Splashdown Walter Schirra Wally Schirra Thomas Stafford Tom Stafford

Subject Category

Gemini-Program,

Reference Numbers

  • Center: JSC
  • Center Number: S65-61819
  • GRIN DataBase Number: GPN-2000-001412

Source Information

  • Creator/Photographer: NASA
  • Original Source: DIGITAL

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