Friday, December 18, 2020

The Explorers' Club, № DCCXC

Operation AXIOM: The Space Race—The 55th Anniversary of Gemini VII, Part II
18 December 1965: Borman & Lovell spent a fortnight in orbit, demonstrating that a crew could live & operate in space long enough to conduct a lunar landing mission, & setting an orbital endurance record that would stand for five years; the capsule suffered malfunctions similar to those on Gemini V; they splashed down in the Atlantic & were recovered by the U.S.S. Wasp, alongside Gemini VI-A.
Bonus! Space Race Song o' Gemini VII
Synthesizer Syndicate, "Chariots of Fire" from Synthesizer Syndicate Selected Hits, Vol. 1 (Space Cadet Mike Papa Whiskey)
Commentary: As of December 2020, Colonel Frank F. Borman II, U.S.A.F. (retired) & Captain James A. Lovell Junior, U.S.N. (retired), both born 1928, are still alive.

Semper exploro
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