List of Gemini Flights

Flight Launch Splashdown Name Country   Position
Gemini 3 March 23, 1965
(14:24 GMT)
March 23, 1965
(19:16 GMT)
Virgil "Gus" Grissom USA M Commander
John Young USA M Pilot

Gemini 4 June 3, 1965
(15:16 GMT)
June 7, 1965
(17:12 GMT)
James McDivitt USA M Commander
Edward White USA M Pilot

Gemini 5 August 21, 1965
(14:00 GMT)
August 29, 1965
(12:55 GMT)
Gordon Cooper USA M Commander
Charles Conrad USA M Pilot

Gemini 6* October 25, 1965
Cancelled after the GATV-6 launch failure
Walter Schirra USA M Commander
Thomas Stafford USA M Pilot

Gemini 7 December 4, 1965
(19:30 GMT)
December 18, 1965
(14:05 GMT)
Frank Borman USA M Commander
James Lovell USA M Pilot

Gemini 6A December 15, 1965
(13:37 GMT)
December 16, 1965
(15:28 GMT)
Walter Schirra USA M Commander
Thomas Stafford USA M Pilot

Gemini 8 March 16, 1966
(16:41 GMT)
March 17, 1966
(03:22 GMT)
Neil Armstrong USA M Commander
David Scott USA M Pilot

Gemini 9** May 17, 1966
Cancelled after the GATV-9 launch failure
Elliot See USA M Commander
Charles Bassett USA M Pilot

Gemini 9A June 3, 1966
(13:39 GMT)
June 6, 1966
(14:00 GMT)
Thomas Stafford USA M Commander
Eugene Cernan USA M Pilot

Gemini 10 July 18, 1966
(22:20 GMT)
July 21, 1966
(21:07 GMT)
John Young USA M Commander
Michael Collins USA M Pilot

Gemini 11 September 12, 1966
(14:42 GMT)
September 15, 1966
(13:59 GMT)
Charles Conrad USA M Commander
Richard Gordon USA M Pilot

Gemini 12 November 11, 1966
(20:46 GMT)
November 15, 1966
(19:21 GMT)
James Lovell USA M Commander
Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin USA M Pilot

Gemini Backup Crews
Flight Flight Crew Backup Crew
Gemini 3 Virgil "Gus" Grissom Walter Schirra
John Young Thomas Stafford

Gemini 4 James McDivitt Frank Borman
Edward White James Lovell

Gemini 5 Gordon Cooper Neil Armstrong
Charles Conrad Elliot See

Gemini 7 Frank Borman Edward White
James Lovell Michael Collins

Gemini 6A Walter Schirra Virgil "Gus" Grissom
Thomas Stafford John Young

Gemini 8 Neil Armstrong Charles Conrad
David Scott Richard Gordon

Gemini 9A Elliot See <= Thomas Stafford** Thomas Stafford <= James Lovell
Charles Bassett <= Eugene Cernan** Eugene Cernan <= Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin

Gemini 10 John Young James Lovell <= Alan Bean
Michael Collins Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin <= Clifton Williams

Gemini 11 Charles Conrad Armstrong, Neil
Richard Gordon Anders, William

Gemini 12 James Lovell Gordon Cooper
Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin Eugene Cernan

Note: * Gemini 6 was cancelled after the Gemini Agena Target Vehicle (GATV-6) failed to reach orbit on October 25, 1965. The launch was rescheduled for December 15, 1965 and the mission was redesignated as Gemini 6A. Gemini 7 became the new rendezvous target for Gemini 6A.
** Gemini 9 was cancelled after the Gemini Agena Target Vehicle (GATV-9) failed to reach orbit on May 17, 1966. The launch was rescheduled for June 3, 1966 and the mission was redesignated as Gemini 9A. The Augmented Docking Target Adapter (ADTA) was launched on June 1, 1966 as a replacement docking target to GATV-9.

The original prime crew of Bassett and See died in an airplane crash on February 28, 1966, and the old backup crew of Cernan and Stafford became the new prime crew.

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