Gemini 3

NASA administrative personnel seen in the Mission Control Center-Houston

Astronaut Roger Chaffee at console during Gemini-Titan 3 flight

Astronaut Clifton Williams at console during Gemini-Titan 3 flight

Overal view of Mission Control Center during Gemini-Titan 3 flight

View of a Gemini-Titan spacecraft on launch pad at night

Effect of reentry on communications experiment planned for Gemini 3

Location of reentry communications experiment planned for Gemini 3 flight

Gemini astronauts in full pressure suits

Press conference held to announce first Gemini astronaut selections

Gemini astronauts in full pressure suits

Astronauts Grissom and Young in Gemini Mission Simulator

Offical portrait of John W. Young

Offical portrait of Virgil I. Grissom

Astronauts Grissom and Young in Gemini Mission Simulator

Astronauts Young, Schirra, Stafford and Grissom during egress training

Photos of Weightlessness effects at cell level aboard Gemini Spacecraft

Diagram of Weightlessness effects at cell level aboard Gemini Spacecraft

Astronauts Grissom and Young prepare to preform flight simulations

Astronaut Walter Schirra during water egress para-drop training

Astronaut Walter Schirra during water egress para-drop training

Astronaut Walter Schirra during water egress para-drop training

Gemini astronauts during medical examination

Astronauts Grissom and Young during Gemini Launch Vehicle Review Meeting

Gemini astronauts during medical examination

Astronaut Virgil Grissom with Astronaut Walter Schirra in ready room

Astronaut John Young at Gemini 3 crew breakfast before launch

Astronaut John Young making final check of spacecraft systems before training

Gemini 3 prime crew receive instructions for egress during briefing

Gemini 3 prime crew egress throught command pilot's hatch during training

Astronauts Grissom and Young during water egress training in Gulf of Mexico

Astronaut Thomas Stafford during suiting operations at Pad 16

Astronauts Young and Grissom during water egress training

Gemini 3 spacecraft being hoisted to white room above launch vehicle

Food packets for use on the Gemini 3 flight

Astronauts Young and Grissom are shown during inspection of Gemini 3 craft

View of Northern Mexico and Sonoran Desert seen from the Gemini 3 spacecraft

View of Northern Mexico and Sonoran Desert seen from the Gemini 3 spacecraft

View of Eastern Africa as seen from the Gemini 3 spacecraft

View of Eastern Africa as seen from the Gemini 3 spacecraft

View of clouds over Indian Ocean as seen from the Gemini 3 spacecraft

Astronaut Virgil Grissom in Gemini-3 spacecraft prior to launch

View of Astronaut John Young through spacecraft window prior to launch

View of Astronaut Virgil Grissom through spacecraft window prior to launch

View of cloudy earth as seen from the Gemini 3 spacecraft

Astronauts Grissom and Young aboard helicopter after retrieval from Gemini 3

Young family together after the Gemini 3 mission

Grissom family together after the Gemini 3 mission

View of the earth and space from Gemini 2 cabin window during reentry

Overall view of the Gemini-Titan 3 on Launch Pad 19 with erector lowered

Liftoff of Gemini-Titan 3 mission

Astronauts Grissom and Young prepare to preform flight simulations

Vice President Hubert Humphrey during visit to Mission Control Cape Kennedy

Overall view of the Gemini-Titan 3 on Launch Pad 19 with erector lowered

Astronauts Young and Grissom during meeting with press after landing

Astronaut John Young waits for pickup by helicopter after Gemini 3 landing

Astronaut John Young in space suit prior to Gemini 3 launch

Astronauts Young and Grissom during welcome back ceremonies for Gemini-3

Astronaut John Young checks helmet during suiting operation prior to flight

Astronaut Virgil Grissom looks at check list with suit technician

Astronauts Grissom and Young discuss test plan prior to communications test

Views of the Gemini 3 spacecraft in Merritt Island Launch Area

Astronauts Young and Grissom during communications test of Gemini spacecraft

Astronauts Young and Grissom during communications test of Gemini spacecraft

Astronauts Young and Grissom during communications test of Gemini spacecraft

Views of the Gemini 3 spacecraft in Merritt Island Launch Area

Astronaut Virgil Grissom shown through window of open hatch on Gemini craft

Astronauts Young and Grissom leaving launch pad after flight simulations

Astronauts Young and Grissom leaving launch pad after flight simulations

Astronauts Grissom and Young during Gemini Launch Vehicle Review Meeting

Astronauts Grissom and Young during Gemini Launch Vehicle Review Meeting

Astronauts Young and Grissom in spacecraft before the flight

Astronauts Grissom and Schirra during pre-flight checks for flight simulation

Gemini-Titan 3 water landing recovery in Atlantic Ocean

Gemini 3 spacecraft being hoisted aboard U.S.S. Intrepid during recovery

U.S.S. Intrepid alongside Gemini 3 spacecraft after landing

Overhead view of the Gemini spacecraft during final inspection

Gemini-Titan 3 spacecraft in water after flight

Astronauts Young and Grissom leaving launch pad after flight simulations

Astronauts John Young in spacecraft before the flight

Astronaut Virgil Grissom during pre-flight checks prior to flight simulation

Astronauts Shepard and Young riding elevator to white room atop Pad 19

Gemini-Titan 3 astronauts suit up for flight

Gemini-Titan 3 astronauts suit up for flight

Astronaut John Young assisted into Gemini spacecraft in white room

Astronauts Virgil Grissom and John Young review Gemini 3 photos

Launching of the first manned Gemini flight, Gemini-Titan 3

Astronaut John Young suits up for flight

Astronauts Grissom and Young inside their Gemini spacecraft before launch

Post Gemini 3 mission press conference

Gemini 3 prime crew at launch pad

Gemini 3 prime crew at launch pad

Astronaut Virgil Grissom at Gemini 3 crew breakfast before launch

Astronauts Stafford and Slayton in blockhouse during GT-3 prelaunch checkout

Astronaut John Young suited up for pre-launch test exercises

Gemini astronauts during Gemini-Titan 3 checkout

Gemini astronauts during Gemini-Titan 3 checkout

Gemini 3 spacecraft being mated with Titan II launch vehicle

Cameras to be used on Gemini 3 flight

Launch of the Gemini-Titan 3 mission.

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