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Gemini 5

A crewed Gemini mission in which Gordon Cooper and Pete Conrad completed an eight-day orbital endurance flight.

Gemini 5 — NASA · Stored asset is byte-identical to NASA's Gemini V launch image (stored/public SHA-256 d22d064aa047f4eb5a2c3c7b022c83371b77f7fceb62cd81c9d7fd140bac214e; direct NASA asset SHA-256 d22d064aa047f4eb5a2c3c7b022c83371b77f7fceb62cd81c9d7fd140bac214e; 768x1024 JPEG). NASA's Gemini V mission page identifies the image as Gemini V lifting off from Launch Complex 19 on August 21, 1965, and credits NASA: https://www.nasa.gov/mission/gemini-v/. NASA's current Images and Media Usage Guidelines state that NASA content is generally available for factual or informational use, while third-party material remains protected; NASA should be acknowledged, commercial use must not imply NASA endorsement, and NASA logos and identifiers are protected: https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-brand-center/images-and-media/. This is an asset-level, conservative reuse basis under NASA's current guidance, not a blanket license. · Source

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Aliases: Gemini VGT-5
Name: Gemini 5
Status: completed

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Description: A crewed Gemini mission in which Gordon Cooper and Pete Conrad completed an eight-day orbital endurance flight.
Destination: Earth orbit for an eight-day crewed endurance mission evaluating rendezvous guidance and navigation and long-duration human spaceflight
End Date: 1965-08-29
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Outcome: Success
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Start Date: 1965-08-21
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Official Url: https://www.nasa.gov/mission/gemini-v/

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Creation Time: June 29, 2026 at 05:02:06 UTC
Updated Time: August 23, 2026 at 00:51:07 UTC
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