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2 Persons on Mission Gemini 9A

Gene Cernan
space, moon

Real/Birth Name:
Eugene Andrew Cernan
Also Known As:
Eugene Cernan
Nickname(s):
Gene
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
14 March 1934
Death Date:
16 January 2017
Age at Death:
82
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Brief Facts:

Orbited the moon and descended in the LM without landing. The last man to stand on the moon.

Space Missions:

Apollo 10 (1969)
Dress rehearsal for first lunar landing; flew LM down to 50,000 feet (15 km) from lunar surface.
Apollo 17 (1972)
Only Saturn V night launch. Landed in Taurus-Littrow. First geologist on the Moon. Final manned Moon landing.
Gemini 9A (1966)
Rescheduled from May to rendezvous and dock with an Augmented Target Docking Adapter (ATDA) after the original Agena Target Vehicle failed to orbit. The ATDA shroud did not completely separate, making docking impossible. Three different types of rendezvous, two hours of EVA, and 44 orbits were completed.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

International Space Hall of Fame.
National Aviation Hall of Fame 2000.
Texas Aviation Hall of Fame 2000.
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 1993.
United States Naval Aviation Hall of Honor 2006.

Tom Stafford
space

Real/Birth Name:
Thomas Patten Stafford
Also Known As:
Thomas Stafford
Nickname(s):
Tom
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
17 September 1930
Age today:
90
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23
Birth Place:
Weatherford, Oklahoma, USA

Brief Facts:

Apollo 10 (orbited the moon).

Space Missions:

Apollo 10 (1969)
Dress rehearsal for first lunar landing; flew LM down to 50,000 feet (15 km) from lunar surface.
Apollo-Soyuz
Gemini 6 (1965)
First space rendezvous accomplished with Gemini 7, station-keeping for over five hours at distances from 1 to 300 ft.
Gemini 9A (1966)
Rescheduled from May to rendezvous and dock with an Augmented Target Docking Adapter (ATDA) after the original Agena Target Vehicle failed to orbit. The ATDA shroud did not completely separate, making docking impossible. Three different types of rendezvous, two hours of EVA, and 44 orbits were completed.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Aerospace Walk of Honor 1997.
Congressional Space Medal of Honor 1993.
International Space Hall of Fame.
National Aviation Hall of Fame 1997.
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 1993.
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