Aug. 29, 1965 – Gemini V Crew Returns to Earth
Aug. 29, 1965 – Gemini V Crew Returns to Earth
Gemini V command pilot Gordon Cooper (right) and Charles « Pete » Conrad, pilot, walk across the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Lake Champlain following their spacecraft’s recovery from the ocean on Aug. 29, 1965. The eight-day Gemini V endurance mission doubled America’s spaceflight record set two months earlier.