Gemini 4 would be the first multi-day space flight by the United States, designed to show that it was possible for humans to remain in space for extended lengths of time. The four-day, 66- …

Nov 17, 2025 · Gemini IV (GT-4) was the second crewed mission of the Gemini series. James McDivitt and Edward White successfully completed the 4-day, 62-orbit flight between June 3 …

Gemini IV served as training ground for pilots, flight controllers, and evaluators alike, setting the style for later Gemini missions, as well as for future Apollo flights. Meanwhile, McDivitt and …

The Gemini 4 spacecraft splashed down about 450 miles east of Cape Canaveral, some 40 miles from its primary recovery vessel. This was the last space flight for astronaut White, who was …

May 30, 2025 · On June 3, 1965, Gemini IV launched from Cape Kennedy, Florida. This mission was the first U.S. spaceflight controlled by NASA’s brand-new Mission Control Center, now the …

The Gemini program provided a critical bridge between the one-person Mercury program and the sophisticated Apollo missions to the Moon. During the Gemini IV mission, astronaut Ed White …

Jun 3, 2025 · Gemini 4 returned to Earth on 7 June, “splashing down” in the North Atlantic Ocean at 17:12:11 UTC. The mission duration was 4 days, 1 hour, 56 minutes, 12 seconds.

Gemini 4 launched on June 3, 1965, with the goals of demonstrating that the US was capable of mounting a multi-day crewed mission, sending one of the crew outside the capsule on an …

This book offers a detailed account of the Gemini 4 mission, which saw the first extra-vehicular activity by an American astronaut. This daring mission was the first to be directed from the …

Gemini 4 was the second crewed spaceflight in NASA's Project Gemini, occurring in June 1965. It was the tenth crewed American spaceflight. Astronauts James McDivitt and Ed White circled …