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Dec 15

On December 15, 1965, the Gemini 6A blasted off from Cape Kennedy in Florida. Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford were the astronauts on board the spacecraft, which had been manufactured in St. Louis at McDonnell Aircraft Corporation. McDonnell had won the contract to build the space vehicles, making St. Louis ground zero for America’s human spaceflight program.

Paraglider Gemini Spacecraft

St. Louis-built Gemini Spacecraft was launched with Frank Borman and James Lovell on board.