1966 in spaceflight

1966 in spaceflight
	Gemini 8 about to dock with its Agena target vehicle, the first time two spacecraft dock in orbit.
Orbital launches
First	7 January
Last	29 December
Total	131
Successes	111
Failures	13
Partial failures	7
Catalogued	118
Crewed flights
Orbital	5
Total travellers	10

The year 1966 saw the peak and the end of the Gemini program. The program proved that docking in space and human EVA's could be done safely. It saw the first launch of the Saturn IB rocket, an important step in the Apollo program, and the launch of Luna 9, the first spacecraft to make a soft landing on a celestial object (the Moon).

Launches

Date and time (UTC)	Rocket	Flight number	Launch site		LSP
	Payload (⚀ = CubeSat)	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
	Remarks
January
7 January 04:48:23	Thor-Burner 1		Vandenberg LC-75-2-6		USAF
	OPS 2394 (DMSP 4A-F5)	USAF	Planned: Low Earth	Meteorology	7 January	Launch failure
	Second stage failed to ignite
7 January 08:24	Vostok-2		Baikonur LC-31/6
	Kosmos 104 (Zenit-2)		Low Earth	Optical reconnaissance	15 January	Partial Failure
	Third stage failed to put spacecraft in correct orbit
19 January 20:10	Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D		Vandenberg PALC-2-4		USAF
	KH-7 24 (KH-7 Gambit)	NRO	Low Earth	Optical Reconnaissance	???	Successful
	OPS 3179 (Agena Pickaback)		Low Earth	Technology	23 January 1966	Successful
	OPS 7253		Low Earth	Film return	25 January 1966	Successful
22 January 08:38	Vostok-2		Baikonur LC-31/6
22 January 08:38	Kosmos 105 (Zenit-2)		Low Earth	Optical reconnaissance	30 January	Successful
25 January 12:28	Kosmos-2I		Kapustin Yar LC-86/1
25 January 12:28	Kosmos 106 (DS-P1-I)		Low Earth	Radar calibration	In orbit	Successful
28 January 17:06:00	Scout-A		Vandenberg PALC-D
28 January 17:06:00	OPS 1593 (Transit-O 7)		Low Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Successful
31 January 11:41:37	Molniya-M		Baikonur LC-31/6
	Luna 9		Lunar transfer	Lunar lander	3 February 18:45	Successful
	First spacecraft to soft land on the surface of the Moon and of any planetary object.
February
2 February 21:32:13	Thor-SLV2A Agena-D		Vandenberg PALC-1-1
2 February 21:32:13	OPS 7291 (KH-4A Corona 1029)	NRO	Low Earth	Optical Reconnaissance	27 February	Successful
3 February 07:41:23	Delta C		Cape Canaveral LC-17A
3 February 07:41:23	ESSA-1 (Tiros)	ESSA	Low Earth	Meteorology	In orbit	Successful
5 February 12:19:49	R-36O		Baikonur Site 67/21		RVSN
	OGCh #02L	RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	5 February	Successful
	Maiden flight of R-36O, apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
9 February 19:45:01	Thor-SLV2A Agena-D		Vandenberg LC-75-1-2
9 February 19:45:01	OPS 1439 ("Heavy Ferret")	NRO	Low Earth	ELINT	In orbit	Successful
10 February 08:52	Vostok-2		Baikonur LC-31/6
10 February 08:52	Kosmos 107 (Zenit-2)		Low Earth	Optical reconnaissance	18 February	Successful
11 February 18:00	Kosmos-1		Kapustin Yar LC-86/1
11 February 18:00	Kosmos 108 (DS-U1-G)		Low Earth	Atmospheric research	In orbit	Successful
15 February 20:32	Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D		Vandenberg PALC-2-4
	KH-7 25 (KH-7 Gambit)	NRO	Low Earth	Optical Reconnaissance	???	Successful
	OPS 1184		Low Earth	Film return	22 February 1966	Successful
	OPS 3011 (Bluebell 2 cylinder)		Low Earth	Radar calibration	17 February 1966	Successful
	OPS 3031 (Bluebell 2 sphere)		Low Earth	Radar calibration	22 February 1966	Successful
17 February 08:33:36	Diamant A		Hammaguira Brigitte		Armée de Terre
17 February 08:33:36	Dipason (D-1A)	Armée de Terre	Low Earth	Geodetic science	In orbit	Successful
19 February 08:52	Voskhod		Baikonur LC-31/6
19 February 08:52	Kosmos 109 (Zenit-4 No. 14L)		Low Earth	Optical reconnaissance	27 February	Successful
21 February	Kosmos-1		Kapustin Yar LC-86/1
	DS-K-40 No.2		Planned: Low Earth	ELINT	21 February	Failure
	First stage failure at T+83 seconds
22 February 20:09:36	Voskhod		Baikonur LC-31/6
22 February 20:09:36	Kosmos 110 (Voskhod)		Low Earth	Uncrewed spacecraft	16 March	Successful
26 February 16:12:01	Saturn IB		Cape Canaveral LC-34		NASA
	Apollo AS-201	NASA	Sub-orbital	Test spacecraft	26 February 16:49:21	Successful
	First flight of the Apollo Spacecraft and launch vehicle
28 February 13:58:00	Delta E		Cape Canaveral LC-17B
28 February 13:58:00	ESSA-2 (Tiros)	ESSA	Low Earth	Meteorology	In orbit	Successful
March
1 March 11:03:49	Molniya 8K78M		Baikonur LC-31/6
1 March 11:03:49	Kosmos 111 (Luna E-6S series)		Intended: Lunar transfer	Lunar orbiter	1 March	Launch failure
9 March 22:02:03	Thor-SLV2A Agena-D		Vandenberg PALC-1-1
9 March 22:02:03	OPS 3488 (KH-4A Corona 1030)	NRO	Low Earth	Optical Reconnaissance	29 March	Successful
16 March 15:00:03	Atlas SLV-3 Agena-D		Cape Canaveral LC-14
16 March 15:00:03	GATV 5003	US Air Force	Low Earth	Docking target	15 September 1967	Successful
16 March 16:41:02	Titan II GLV		Cape Canaveral LC-19		US Air Force
	Gemini VIII	NASA	Low Earth	Technology/Biological/Target	17 March 03:22:28	Successful
	First docking with the Agena target vehicle
17 March 10:28:42	Vostok-2		Baikonur LC-41/1
17 March 10:28:42	Kosmos 112 (Zenit-2)		Low Earth	Optical reconnaissance	25 March 1966 05:31	Successful
18 March 20:00	Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D		Vandenberg PALC-2-4
	KH-7 26 (KH-7 Gambit)	NRO	Low Earth	Optical Reconnaissance	???	Successful
	OPS 0879		Low Earth	Film return	23 March 1966	Successful
	OPS 0974		Low Earth	Film return	24 March 1966	Successful
21 March 09:40	Voskhod 11A57		Baikonur LC-31/6
21 March 09:40	Kosmos 113 (Zenit-4 No. 17L)		Low Earth	Optical reconnaissance	29 March	Successful
24 March 14:39	UR-500 (Proton)		Baikonur Site 81/23
	Proton N-4 #3 (N-4 #3)		Intended: Low Earth	Physics	24 March	Launch failure
	2nd stage engine failure T+122 seconds. Suspected collision with the first stage following separation.
26 March 03:31:00	Scout-A		Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 5 (PALC-D)
26 March 03:31:00	Transit-O 8		Low Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Successful
27 March 07:20	Molniya 8K78M		Baikonur LC-31/6
	Molniya-1 #5		Intended: Molniya	Communications technology	27 March	Launch failure
	Booster failure
30 March 09:20:12	SM-65D Atlas D		Vandenberg ABRES-B-3		US Air Force
	OV1-4	US Air Force	Low Earth	REV test	In orbit	Successful
	OV1-5		Low Earth	REV test	In orbit	Successful
31 March 05:41:04	Thor-Burner 1		Vandenberg LC-75-2-6		USAF
31 March 05:41:04	OPS 0340 (DMSP-Block-4A F6)	USAF	Low Earth	Meteorology	In orbit	Successful
31 March 10:46:59	Molniya 8K78M		Baikonur LC-31/6
	Luna 10		Lunar transfer	Lunar orbiter	30 May (last contact)	Successful
	First Soviet lunar orbiter, first discoverer of lunar mascons
April
6 April 11:40	Voskhod 11A57		Baikonur LC-41/1
6 April 11:40	Kosmos 114 (Zenit-4 #19L)		Low Earth	Optical reconnaissance	14 April[2]	Successful
7 April 22:02:55	Thor SLV-2A Agena D		Vandenberg PALC1-1
	OPS 0879 (KH-4 Corona 1030)	NRO	Low Earth	Optical Reconnaissance	26 April 1966	Successful
	SRV 1031-1		Low Earth	???	???	Successful
	SRV 1031-2		Low Earth	Film return	???	Successful
8 April 01:00:02	Atlas LV-3C Centaur-D		Canaveral LC-36B		NASA
	Atlas Centaur 8 Surveyor SM-2	NASA	Highly elliptical	Technology	14 April	Failure[3]
	Launch vehicle development flight. It carried a mass model of the Surveyor spacecraft. The second Centaur engine firing was unsuccessful.
8 April 19:35:00	Atlas SLV-3 Agena-D		Cape Canaveral LC-12		US Air Force
8 April 19:35:00	OAO 1	NASA	Low Earth		In orbit	Spacecraft failure
19 April 19:15	Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D		Vandenberg PALC-2-4
	KH-7 27 (KH-7 Gambit SV 977)	NRO	Low Earth	Optical Reconnaissance	26 April 1966	Successful
	OPS 0910		Low Earth	Film return	22 April 1966	Successful
20 April 10:40	Vostok-2		Baikonur LC-31
20 April 10:40	Kosmos 115 (Zenit-2 No. 35L)		Low Earth	Optical reconnaissance	28 April 1966	Successful
22 April 09:45	Scout-B		Vandenberg PALC-D		US Air Force
22 April 09:45	OV3-1	USAF	Low Earth	Radiation belt particle and fields experiments	In orbit	Successful
25 April 07:10	Molniya 8K78M		Baikonur LC-31
	Molniya-1 #6		Molniya	Communications technology	11 June 1973	Successful
	Third successful Molniya; also transmitted cloud cover images
26 April 10:04	Kosmos-2I		Kapustin Yar LC-86/1
26 April 10:04	Kosmos 116 (DS-P1-Yu No. 6)		Low Earth	Radar calibration	In orbit	Successful
May
3 May 19:25:25	Thor SLV-2A Agena D		Vandenberg 75-3-5
	OPS 1508 (KH-4A Corona 1032)	NRO	Low Earth	Optical Reconnaissance	3 May	Failure
	SRV 1032-1		Low Earth	Film return	3 May	Failure
	SRV 1032-2		Low Earth	Film return	3 May	Failure
6 May 10:58	Vostok-2		Baikonur LC-31
6 May 10:58	Kosmos 117 (Zenit-2 No. 39L)		Low Earth	Optical reconnaissance	14 May 1966	Successful
11 May 14:10	Vostok-2M		Baikonur LC-31/6
11 May 14:10	Kosmos 118 (Meteor #4L)		Low Earth	Weather	23 November 1988	Successful
14 May 19:02	Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D		Vandenberg PALC-2-4
	KH-7 28 (KH-7 Gambit SV 978)	NRO	Low Earth	Optical Reconnaissance	27 October 1970	Successful
	OPS 1950		Low Earth	Film return	17 May 1966	Successful
	OPS 6785		Low Earth	Film return	21 May 1966	Successful
15 May 07:55:34	Thor SLV-2 Agena-B		Vandenberg LC-75-1-1		US Air Force
15 May 07:55:34	Nimbus 2 (Nimbus C)	NASA	Low Earth	Weather Technology	In orbit	Successful
17 May 11:00	Voskhod 11A57		Baikonur LC-41/1
17 May 11:00	Unnamed Kosmos (Zenit-4 #18L)		Low Earth	Optical reconnaissance	17 May	Failure
17 May 15:15:03	Atlas SLV-3 Agena-D		Cape Canaveral LC-14
17 May 15:15:03	GATV 5004	US Air Force	Low Earth	Docking target	17 May	Launch failure
19 May 02:27:00	Scout-A		Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 5 (PALC-D)
19 May 02:27:00	Transit-O 9		Low Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Successful
19 May 19:30	R-36O		Baikonur Site 67/22		RVSN
19 May 19:30	OGCh #04L	RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	19 May	Successful
24 May 02:00:33	Thor SLV-2A Agena D		Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 3 (PALC-1-1)
	OPS 1778 KH-4A Corona 1033	NRO	Low Earth	Optical Reconnaissance	9 June 1966	Successful
	SRV 1033-1		Low Earth	Film return	???	Successful
	SRV 1033-2		Low Earth	Film return	???	Successful
24 May 05:31?	Kosmos-2I		Kapustin Yar LC-86/1
24 May 05:31?	Kosmos 119 (DS-U2-I No. 1)		Low Earth	Ionospheric research	In orbit	Successful
25 May 14:00	Thor Delta C1		Cape Canaveral LC-17B		US Air Force
25 May 14:00	Explorer 32 (AE-B)	NASA	Low Earth	Atmospheric	22 February 1985	Successful
30 May 14:41:01	Atlas LV-3C Centaur-D		Canaveral LC-36A		NASA
	Surveyor 1	NASA	Highly elliptical	Lunar Lander	2 June 1966	Successful
	First lunar soft-lander
June
1 June 15:00:02	Atlas SLV-3		Cape Canaveral LC-14
	ATDA No. 02186	US Air Force	Low Earth	Docking target	11 June	Spacecraft failure
	Shroud failed to come off target adapter precluding docking
3 June 13:39:33	Titan II GLV		Cape Canaveral LC-19		US Air Force
	Gemini IX-A	NASA	Low Earth	Technology/Biological/Target	6 June 02:00:23	Successful
	Failed attempt to dock with Agena target vehicle; two hour EVA by Eugene Cernan
3 June 19:25	Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D		Vandenberg PALC-2-4
	KH-7 29 (KH-7 Gambit SV 979)	NRO	Low Earth	Optical Reconnaissance	6 June	Successful
	OPS 1577		Low Earth	Film return	6 June	Successful
	OPS 1856		Low Earth	Film return	6 June	Successful
7 June 02:48	Atlas-SLV3 Agena-B		Cape Canaveral LC-12		US Air Force
	OGO-3 (OGO-B)	NASA	Low Earth	Ionospheric Magnetospheric	14 September 1981	Success
	Routine spacecraft operation was discontinued on 1 December 1969, after which only data from Heppner's experiment (E-11) was acquired. All spacecraft support terminated on 29 February 1972.
8 June 11:00	Voskhod 11A57		Baikonur LC-31
8 June 11:00	Kosmos 120 (Zenit-2 No. 41L)		Low Earth	Optical reconnaissance	16 June	Successful
9 June 20:15	Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D		Vandenberg PALC-1-2
	Midas 10 (Midas RTS-I F1)	USAF	Low Earth	Early Warning	3 December	Successful
	ERS 16 (ORS 2)		Low Earth	Technology (performed metal-to-metal bonding experiments)	12 March 1967	Successful
	SECOR 6 (Secor Type II S/N 7, EGRS VI)		Low Earth	Geodectic	6 July 1967	Successful
10 June 04:15	Scout-B		Wallops Flight Facility Launch Area 3A		US Air Force
10 June 04:15	OV3-4 (Personnel Hazards Associated with Space Radiation (PHASR), OPS-1427[4]	USAF	Low Earth	Tissue equivalent radiation chamber, linear energy transfer spectrometer, electron and proton spectrometers, a solid state charged particle spectrometer and a tri-axial magnetometer.	In orbit	Successful
16 June 14:01	Titan IIIC		Cape Canaveral LC-41
	GGTS	USAF	Low Earth	Gravity Gradient stabilization	In orbit	Partial Spacecraft Failure -- magnetic field in one of the dampers was compromised[5]
	IDCSP 1		Low Earth	Geosynchronous Communications	In orbit	Successful
	IDCSP 2		Low Earth	Geosynchronous Communications	In orbit	Successful
	IDCSP 3		Low Earth	Geosynchronous Communications	In orbit	Successful
	IDCSP 4		Low Earth	Geosynchronous Communications	In orbit	Successful
	IDCSP 5		Low Earth	Geosynchronous Communications	In orbit	Successful
	IDCSP 6		Low Earth	Geosynchronous Communications	In orbit	Successful
	IDCSP 7		Low Earth	Geosynchronous Communications	In orbit	Successful
17 Jun 11:00	Voskhod 11A57		Baikonur LC-41/1
17 Jun 11:00	Kosmos 121 (Zenit-4 #20L)		Low Earth	Optical reconnaissance	25 Jun	Successful
21 Jun 21:23:30	Thor SLV-2A Agena D		Vandenberg 75-3-5
	OPS 1599 (KH-4A Corona 1034)	NRO	Low Earth	Optical Reconnaissance	14 July	Success
	SRV 1034-1		Low Earth	Film return	Before 14 July	Success
	SRV 1034-2		Low Earth	Film return	Before 14 July	Success
24 Jun 21:31:30	Thor-SLV2A Agena-D		Vandenberg LC-75-1-1
24 Jun 21:31:30	PAGEOS	NASA	Low Earth	Geodetic	1975 - 2016	Successful
25 Jun 10:30	Vostok-2M		Baikonur LC-31/6
25 Jun 10:30	Kosmos 122 (Meteor #5L)		Low Earth	Weather	14 November 1989	Successful
July
1 Jul 16:02:25	Thor Delta E1		Cape Canaveral LC-17A		US Air Force
1 Jul 16:02:25	Explorer 33 (AIMP D)	NASA	High Earth	Magnetospheric	In orbit	Successful
5 July 16:12:01	Saturn IB		Cape Canaveral LC-37B		NASA
5 July 16:12:01	Apollo AS-203	NASA	Low Earth	S-IVB test	5 July	Successful (spacecraft inadvertently destroyed after four orbits)
6 July 12:57	UR-500 (Proton)		Baikonur Site 81/23
6 July 12:57	Proton N-4 #4 (N-4 #4)		Low Earth	Physics	16 Sep	Successful
8 July 05:31	Kosmos-2I 63S1		Kapustin Yar Site 86/1
8 July 05:31	Kosmos 123 (DS-P1-Yu #5L)		Low Earth	Radar calibration	In orbit	Successful
12 July 02:10:025	Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D		Vandenberg SLC 4E
	KH-7 30 (KH-7 Gambit SV 980)	NRO	Low Earth	Optical Reconnaissance	20 Jul 1966	Successful
	OPS 1850 SRV Mission 4030		Low Earth	Film return	July	Successful
August
September
Gemini 11 October
November
December

Launches 2

Launch Date/Time	Rocket	Launch Site	Launch Contractor	Payload	Operator	Orbit	Mission/ Function	Re-Entry/ Destruction	Outcome	Remarks
16 March 15:00 GMT	Atlas D	LC-14, Cape Canaveral	US Air Force	GATV 5003	NASA	LEO	Gemini docking target.	15 September 1967	Successful	Used by Gemini 8 and Gemini 10
16 March 16:41 GMT	Titan II	LC-19, Cape Canaveral	US Air Force	Gemini 8, 2 Astronauts	NASA	LEO	Crewed Orbital Flight	17 March 1966	Partial Failure	First docking in space. (with GATV). OAMS malfunction caused loss of control. Spacecraft became low on fuel after recovering. Terminated early.
17 May 15:12 GMT	Atlas D	LC-14, Cape Canaveral	US Air Force	GATV 5004	NASA	LEO	Gemini docking target.	17 May 1966	Failure	Failed to reach orbit. Intended for use by Gemini 9
1 June 15:00 GMT	Atlas SLV-3	LC-14, Cape Canaveral	US Air Force	ATDA 02186	NASA	LEO	Gemini docking target.	11 June 1966	Failure	Fairing failed to separate Intended for use by Gemini 9A
3 June 16:41 GMT	Titan II	LC-19, Cape Canaveral	US Air Force	Gemini 9A, 2 Astronauts	NASA	LEO	Crewed Orbital Flight	6 June 1966	Partial Failure	Unable to complete primary objective - Docking with ATDA - due to ATDA payload fairing malfunction
5 July 14:53 GMT	Saturn IB (C-1B)	LC-37B, Cape Canaveral	NASA	(none)	N/A	N/A	Test launch vehicle	N/A	Successful
18 July 20:39 GMT	Atlas D	LC-14, Cape Canaveral	US Air Force	GATV 5005	NASA	LEO	Gemini docking target.	29 December 1966	Successful	Used by Gemini 10
18 July 22:20 GMT	Titan II	LC-19, Cape Canaveral	US Air Force	Gemini 10, 2 Astronauts	NASA	LEO	Crewed Orbital Flight	21 July 1966	Successful
25 August 17:15 GMT	Saturn IB (C-1B)	LC-34, Cape Canaveral	NASA	Apollo Spacecraft (AS-202)	NASA	Sub-orbital	Test Apollo Spacecraft and Launch Vehicle	25 August 1966 18:48 GMT	Successful
12 September 13:05 GMT	Atlas D	LC-14, Cape Canaveral	US Air Force	GATV 5006	NASA	LEO	Gemini docking target.	30 December 1966	Successful	Used by Gemini 11
12 September 14:42 GMT	Titan II	LC-19, Cape Canaveral	US Air Force	Gemini 11, 2 Astronauts	NASA	LEO	Crewed Orbital Flight	15 September 1966	Successful	Altitude record for crewed Earth-Orbit flight
11 November 20:46 GMT	Atlas D	LC-14, Cape Canaveral	US Air Force	GATV 5001A	NASA	LEO	Gemini docking target.	23 December 1966	Failure	Failed to ignite. Used by Gemini 12
11 November 20:46 GMT	Titan II	LC-19, Cape Canaveral	US Air Force	Gemini 12, 2 Astronauts	NASA	LEO	Crewed Orbital Flight	15 November 1966	Successful	Final Gemini flight

Deep Space Rendezvous

Date (UTC)	Spacecraft	Event	Remarks
3 February	Luna 9	First Lunar landing	in Oceanus Procellarum; first soft landing on a celestial body and first images from Lunar surface
27 February	Venera 2	Flyby of Venus	Communication lost en route
1 March	Venera 3	First Venus impact	Communication lost en route
3 April	Luna 10	Selenocentric orbit insertion	first orbiter of the Moon
2 June	Surveyor 1	Lunar landing	in Oceanus Procellarum
14 August	Lunar Orbiter 1	Selenocentric orbit insertion	Returned 211 images
27 August	Luna 11	Selenocentric orbit insertion
23 September	Surveyor 2	Lunar impact	Failed lander, impacted Sinus Medii
25 October	Luna 12	Selenocentric orbit insertion
29 October	Lunar Orbiter 1	Lunar impact
10 November	Lunar Orbiter 2	Selenocentric orbit injection	Returned 184 images
24 December	Luna 13	Lunar landing	in Oceanus Procellarum

EVAs

Start Date/Time	Duration	End Time	Spacecraft	Crew	Remarks
5 June 15:02	2 hours 7 minutes	17:09	Gemini IX-A	Eugene Cernan	A complex EVA was planned.[6] Cernan expended four to five times the expected effort, raising his pulse as high as 180 beats per minute. Excess heat and respiration completely fogged visor, causing the EVA to be cut short. Cernan also had difficulty returning to spacecraft and closing the hatch.[7]
19 July 21:44	49 Minutes	22:33	Gemini X	Michael Collins	Collins performed a stand-up EVA. Instead of climbing completely out of the spacecraft, Collins extended his torso outside the spacecraft to take photos before and after capsule sunrise. Color photography after sunrise was only partly completed due to severe eye irritation of both Collins and Command Pilot Young. Handling the camera proved difficult due to stiffness of spacesuit gloves.[8]
20 July 23:01	39 minutes	23:40	Gemini X	Michael Collins	Umbilical EVA; with more difficulty than expected, Collins collected the micrometeorite collection package from the outside of Gemini. Then, using the Hand Held Maneuvering Unit, he pushed to the nearby Agena-8 to collect its micrometeorite collection package. Collins then pulled on the umbilical cord to return and re-enter the spacecraft.[9]
13 September 14:44	33 minutes	15:17	Gemini XI	Richard F. Gordon Jr.	Gordon attached a tether between Gemini and Agena 11 for later orbital mechanics testing. While making the attachment, his work load exceeded the spacesuit cooling system, and his vision became obscured by a fogged visor and sweat in his eyes. Planned activities were curtailed by Command Pilot Conrad and Gordon returned to the spacecraft.[10]
14 September 12:49	2 hours 8 minutes	14:57	Gemini XI	Richard F. Gordon Jr.	Gordon performed a stand-up EVA. He extended through the hatch to take astronomical photos. Conrad reported the spacewalk was so relaxing they both fell asleep for a moment after sunrise.[11]
12 November 16:15	2 hours 29 minutes	18:44	Gemini XII	Buzz Aldrin	Aldrin performed a stand-up EVA. Aldrin stood, took UV still photos and 16 mm color movie pictures, collected external experimental samples, and conducted a light exercise routine.[12]
13 November 15:34	2 hours 6 minutes	17:40	Gemini XII	Buzz Aldrin	First completely successful umbilical EVA, with all objectives achieved. Aldrin was able to control his movements and restrict his work load using techniques developed using underwater zero gravity simulations. He also benefited from experiences of the previous American EVAs and was able to move around the outside of the craft, deploy and recover various experimental packages, install and remove cameras, and practice work techniques using a ratchet-type wrench.[13]
14 November 14:52	55 minutes	15:47	Gemini XII	Buzz Aldrin	Aldrin performed a second stand-up EVA. He again extended outside the hatch to take photographs and repeat the light exercise experiment. Exertion levels during exercise were comparable to preflight simulations. Equipment and waste food containers not needed for reentry were jettisoned from the spacecraft.[14]

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"Recovery Beacon Signals from Kosmos Satellites". Retrieved 14 April 2019.
"Recovery Beacon Signals from Kosmos Satellites". Retrieved 14 April 2019.
"Major NASA Launches" (PDF). Retrieved 14 April 2019.
"OV".
"GGTS 1,2". Gunter's Space Report. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
Jim Dumoulin (25 August 2000). "NASA Project Gemini IX-A (9)". NASA Historical Archive for Manned Missions. NASA. Archived from the original on 19 January 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
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