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Gemini 3 was the first crewed mission in NASA's Project Gemini and was the first time two American astronauts flew together into space. On March 23, 1965, astronauts Gus Grissom and John Young flew three low Earth orbits in their spacecraft, which they nicknamed Molly Brown. It was the first U.S. mission in which the crew fired thrusters to change the size and shape of their orbit, a key test of spacecraft maneuverability vital for planned flights to the Moon. It was also the final crewed flight controlled from Cape Kennedy Air Force Station in Florida, before mission control functions were moved to a new control center at the newly opened Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, Texas.

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1965  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Gemini III
human spaceflight, Gemini spacecraft, low Earth orbit, Gus Grissom, John Young, Titan II GLV, 

• Retro Space HD page^@ Gemini 3 First Crewed Flight - Launch, Historical Footage, AI upscale, Narration, NASA, Titan, 1965
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1965 Gemini 3

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rocket launch

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splashdown

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John Young and Alan Shepard after a visit to Pad 19

GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-3 - PREFLIGHT (CHECKS) - CAPE

GEMINI REVIEW - MISC. - CAPE

Gemini3fotoğrafı

Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom signature

Gemini 3 Portrait 2

Clouds over Madagascar on Earth

John Young (astronaut) signature (cropped)

WATER EGRESS - ASTRONAUT JOHN W. YOUNG - TRAINING 2

Gemini 3 food packets

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Retro Space HD page@	Gemini 3 First Crewed Flight - Launch, Historical Footage, AI upscale, Narration, NASA, Titan, 1965	Wikidata
commons	image		John Young and Alan Shepard after a visit to Pad 19		Commons
commons	image		GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-3 - PREFLIGHT (CHECKS) - CAPE		Commons
commons	image		GEMINI REVIEW - MISC. - CAPE		Commons
commons	image		Gemini3fotoğrafı		Commons
commons	image		Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom signature		Commons
commons	image		Gemini 3 Portrait 2		Commons
commons	image		Clouds over Madagascar on Earth		Commons
commons	image		John Young (astronaut) signature (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		WATER EGRESS - ASTRONAUT JOHN W. YOUNG - TRAINING 2		Commons
commons	image		Gemini 3 food packets		Commons