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  1. Gemini 7 - Wikipedia

    • Gemini 7 (officially Gemini VII) was a 1965 crewed spaceflight in NASA's Gemini program. It was the fourth crewed Gemini flight, the twelfth crewed American spaceflight, and the twenty-first crewed spaceflight including Soviet flights and X-15 flights above the Kármán line. The crew of Frank Borman and Jim Lovell spent nearly 14 days in space, makin… See more

    Mission parameters

    • launch Mass: 3,663 kilograms (8,076 lb), landing mass: 1,958 kilograms (4,317 lb)
    At December 9 epoch, five days after launch:
    Perigee: 299 kilometers (161 nmi)
    Apogee: 302 kilom… See more

    Objectives

    Gemini 7 was originally intended to fly after Gemini 6, but the original Gemini 6 mission was cancelled after the failure during launch of the Agena Target Vehicle with which it was meant to rendezvous and dock. The objecti… See more

     
  1. Gemini VII - NASA

  2. Frank Borman - Wikipedia

  3. The ultimate in social distancing: NASA’s Gemini 7 …

    Apr 16, 2020 · NASA astronauts Frank Borman and Jim Lovell captured this view of the distant Moon over Earth’s horizon while orbiting in isolation for nearly two weeks during Gemini 7. Most of us will...

  4. Gemini 7 - Encyclopedia Astronautica

    An Air Force Titan II Gemini Launch Vehicle lifted Gemini 7 (GT-7) into orbit from Cape Canaveral. Astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell completed the 14-day mission, the longest U.S. space flight to date (330 hours, 35 minutes) and …

  5. Gemini VII - NASA

  6. Former Astronaut Frank Borman - NASA

  7. NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details

    5 days ago · Gemini 7 was the fourth crewed Earth-orbiting spacecraft of the Gemini series, having been launched before Gemini 6A. It carried astronauts Frank Borman and Jim Lovell on the 14 day mission.

  8. Frank Borman: Apollo astronaut dead at 95 - CNN

    Nov 9, 2023 · Before the Apollo 8 mission, he served on Gemini 7, which spent 14 days in orbit around Earth and — for the first time — conducted a close rendezvous in space, closing in within just a few feet...

  9. Apollo astronaut Frank Borman remembered - AOPA

    Nov 17, 2023 · Frank Borman, commander of the 1968 Apollo 8 mission that circled the moon for the first time, died November 7 at age 95. Astronaut Frank Borman, command pilot for the Gemini 7 spaceflight, looks over the mission's …