On November 11, 1966, the Gemini 12 mission launched. Space History Archives👉 https://space-com.visitlink.me/QMPdV0 Gemini 12 was the last mission of the Gemini program. It had two astronauts on board: Jim Lovell and Buzz Aldrin. NASA wanted to send humans to the moon. But first, it needed to make sure crews had the right skills, like docking vehicles in space and taking spacewalks. Before Gemini 12, astronauts struggled with spacewalks because there weren't enough handholds on their spacecraft

27K views · 1.3K reactions | Astronauts Thomas Pesquet and Akihiko Hoshide performed a spacewalk on September 12, 2021 to prepare for the installation of a new solar array on the International Space Station. Credit: European Space Agency, ESA #WeBelieveInAstronauts #NationalAstronautDay #Astronauts #Trailblazers #Icons #Heroes #Spacewalk #ISS #NASA #ESA | National Astronaut Day | Facebook