On March 16, 1966, Neil Armstrong, in front, and David Scott leave the suit up trailer to board the transfer van for the short trip to Launch Pad 19 at Cape Kennedy. Behind Scott is Chief Astronaut ...

Project Gemini was one of NASA's and Kennedy Space Center's most pivotal space programs. Project Gemini was one of NASA's and Kennedy Space Center's most pivotal space programs. Explore the ...

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 ...

Looking back on the trajectory leading to Project Apollo and the resulting Moon missions, one can be forgiven for thinking that this was a strict and well-defined plan that was being executed, ...

On March 31, 1962, NASA approved the design of the new Gemini spacecraft. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com] This small capsule could carry two astronauts into space at a time. NASA ...

With 12 flights designed to finetune NASA’s spaceflight procedures, the Gemini program followed Project Mercury and was an essential precursor to the Apollo program. While the Mercury program proved ...