Gemini 3 Molly Brown
Molly Brown was Gemini spacecraft 3 and the only Gemini capsule given a crew call sign. Gus Grissom and John Young flew it on Gemini 3 on March 23, 1965, the program's first crewed mission and the first U.S. human spaceflight to maneuver its orbit. The capsule completed three orbits and returned its crew safely by ocean splashdown.
Identity
- Aliases
- Gemini IIIGemini 3GT-3Molly BrownUnsinkable Molly Brown
- Name
- Gemini 3 Molly Brown
- Slug
- gemini-3-molly-brown
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- Molly Brown was Gemini spacecraft 3 and the only Gemini capsule given a crew call sign. Gus Grissom and John Young flew it on Gemini 3 on March 23, 1965, the program's first crewed mission and the first U.S. human spaceflight to maneuver its orbit. The capsule completed three orbits and returned its crew safely by ocean splashdown.
- Manufacturer Id
- jd7dn1pccd488zm13zggn4eqch89nyx0
- Operator Id
- vh76vnx3yy1vy23j7zc3wk80wx7nhx5f
- Vehicle Family Id
- nd7smmzn51g95rtsqfvv02a0198afqj0
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.nasa.gov/mission/gemini-iii/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 12:30:46 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 6:57:41 PM
Other
- First Flight Date
- 1965-03-23
- Last Flight Date
- 1965-03-23
- Serial Number
- 3
- Vehicle Code
- Gemini 3