Gemini 6A rendezvous mission

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Gemini_6A_rendezvous_mission
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:callsign gptkb:Gemini_6A
gptkbp:crew gptkb:Thomas_Stafford
gptkb:Wally_Schirra
gptkbp:duration 1 day, 1 hour, 51 minutes
gptkbp:formerPosition gptkb:Gemini_7
gptkbp:goal rendezvous with Gemini 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gemini 6A rendezvous mission
gptkbp:landingDate gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
1965-12-16
gptkbp:launchDate 1965-12-15
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Cape_Kennedy_LC-19
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Titan_II_GLV
gptkbp:mission gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:missionPatch gptkb:Gemini_6A_mission_patch
gptkbp:nextSeason gptkb:Gemini_8
gptkbp:notableEvent first live musical instrument played in space
Schirra and Stafford played 'Jingle Bells' with harmonica and bells
gptkbp:orbitalRendezvous first crewed spacecraft rendezvous
gptkbp:originalMissionObjective rendezvous with Agena target vehicle
gptkbp:originalMissionObjectiveFailed Agena target vehicle launch failure
gptkbp:plannedBy gptkb:Gemini_6
gptkbp:program gptkb:Gemini_program
gptkbp:rendezvousWith gptkb:Gemini_7
gptkbp:spacecraft gptkb:Gemini_6A
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Walter_Marty_Schirra_Jr.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6