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Gemini 6A

Gemini 6A flew Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford on a one-day Gemini mission that achieved the first crewed rendezvous with Gemini 7.

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Aliases: Gemini VIGemini VI-AGT-6A
Name: Gemini 6A
Status: completed

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Description: Gemini 6A flew Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford on a one-day Gemini mission that achieved the first crewed rendezvous with Gemini 7.
Destination: Earth orbit for the first crewed rendezvous with Gemini VII, demonstrating closed-loop rendezvous and stationkeeping techniques
End Date: 1965-12-16
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Outcome: Success
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Start Date: 1965-12-15
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Official Url: https://www.nasa.gov/mission/gemini-vi/

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Creation Time: June 29, 2026 at 05:18:54 UTC
Updated Time: August 23, 2026 at 00:51:58 UTC
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