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Gemini VII astronauts Jim Lovell and Frank Borman launched to Earth orbit #OTD in 1965 for a 14-day endurance mission to see how humans could handle extended periods in space and perform a rendezvous with another craft.

More about the Gemini VII mission: https://go.nasa.gov/3Fm6GmY
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55 Years Ago: The Spirit of 76 - The First Rendezvous in Space

Kelli Mars (NASA)
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Joe McTee
Joe McTee
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I had not seen this specific spacesuit before. More streamlined than the later Apollo era suits.

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