Gemini 6A and Gemini 7 Rendezvous in Orbit
Gemini 6A rendezvoused with Gemini 7 on December 15, 1965.
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The Event
Gemini 6A rendezvoused with Gemini 7 on December 15, 1965. The two crewed spacecraft maneuvered close to one another in Earth orbit.
The Wider Story
The operation demonstrated navigation and control essential to later spaceflight plans. Both crews remained in their own vehicles.
Putting the Event in Perspective
This was a rendezvous, not a docking.
Reading the Historical Record
The spacecraft did not join together or transfer astronauts, and Apollo lunar modules should not appear in the scene.
About the Historical Recreation
The accompanying visual is an illustrative reconstruction: two illustrative Gemini spacecraft close together above Earth, visibly separate and undocked. It is not authentic archival footage, an eyewitness record or additional evidence for the event.
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