The astronauts' influence in controlling these minutiae of Gemini's operational design went "far beyond … the normal test pilot in determining what was to be done and when," write Barton Hacker and ...

An 18-karat gold version of the first watch worn on the moon has set a record for the most paid for an astronaut's timepiece.

NASA approved the design of the new Gemini spacecraft. This small capsule could carry two astronauts into space at a time. NASA created the Gemini program to help the U.S. get ready for the Apollo ...

I'm going to go up to St. Louis and play with Gemini.' So it was essentially his spacecraft. He practically had it to himself." NASA had been wrestling with the idea of a Mercury followup since 1959.

In 1966, the Gemini XII Mission concluded the NASA's Project Gemini with Astronauts Buzz Aldrin and James Lovell. During the mission, Aldrin performed three extra-vehicular activities (EVAs) or ...

NASA recently tracked asteroid 2024 YR4, which initially showed a 3 per cent chance of hitting Earth in 2032. New data shows it's no longer a threat, but the incident highlights the need for strong ...

Even if that happens, NASA assures the moon's orbit will not be altered ... This composite image of asteroid 2024 YR4 was ...

Ed White had been the first American to walk in space, during Gemini 4, but NASA had difficulty replicating the ease with which White -- acclaimed by his peers as an exceptionally strong and ...

Lovell's career at NASA began in September 1962 and he embarked on his first space mission for the Gemini 7 mission on December 4, 1965. According to NASA, the flight lasted 330 hours and 35 minutes ...