Sunday, October 25, 2020

The Explorers' Club, № DCCLXXIX

Operation AXIOM: The Space Race—The 55th Anniversary of Gemini VI, Prelude
25 October 1965: Command Pilot Wally Schirra & Pilot Tom Stafford aimed to achieve rendezvous & docking with an Agena Target Vehicle; the Atlas-Agena rocket lifted off from Cape Kennedy Air Force Station, but the Agena exploded shortly after separation from the Atlas; the Gemini-Titan launch was scrubbed, the astronauts disembarked, & N.A.S.A. pondered how to salvage Gemini VI's mission.
Bonus! Space Race Song o' the Day: Gemini VI
Nigel Godrich, "Blowing Up Right Now" from Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: Original Score Composed by Nigel Godrich (Space Cadet Mike Papa Whiskey)

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