Project Gemini was a crucial stepping stone to the Apollo moon landings. Gemini astronauts pioneered spacewalking and spacecraft docking techniques. Gemini missions were incredibly risky, with ...
In February 1966, a Gemini crew’s T 38 jet slammed into McDonnell’s Building 101 in a storm, killing two astronauts and narrowly missing the heart of the Gemini program. Had the impact been just ...