Gemini 7

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Gemini 7 was a 1965 crewed spaceflight in NASA's Gemini program. It was the fourth crewed Gemini flight, the twelfth crewed American spaceflight, and the twentieth crewed spaceflight including Soviet flights and X-15 flights above the Kármán line. The crew of Frank Borman and Jim Lovell spent nearly 14 days in space, making a total of 206 orbits. Their spacecraft was the passive target for the first crewed space rendezvous performed by the crew of Gemini 6A.

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Gemini 7 over the Pacific Ocean during rendezvous with Gemini 6Gemini 7 over the Pacific Ocean during rendezvous with Gemini 6
Gemini 7 Crew (Lovell und Borman)Gemini 7 Crew (Lovell und Borman)
The new light-weight spacesuit planned for possible use during the Gemini-7 mission is modeled by Fred R. Spross, Gemini Support OfficeThe new light-weight spacesuit planned for possible use during the Gemini-7 mission is modeled by Fred R. Spross, Gemini Support Office
Gemini 7 Flown Fliteline Gold-Plated Sterling Silver MedallionGemini 7 Flown Fliteline Gold-Plated Sterling Silver Medallion
Frank Borman during training for Gemini 7 missionFrank Borman during training for Gemini 7 mission
Astronaut Frank Borman, command pilot for the Gemini-7 spaceflight, looks over the Gemini-7Astronaut Frank Borman, command pilot for the Gemini-7 spaceflight, looks over the Gemini-7
S65-57481 (25 Oct. 1965) --- Astronaut James A. Lovell Jr., pilot of the Gemini-7 spaceflight, undergoes weight and balance tests in the Pyrotechnic Installation Building, Merritt Island, Kennedy Space Center.S65-57481 (25 Oct. 1965) --- Astronaut James A. Lovell Jr., pilot of the Gemini-7 spaceflight, undergoes weight and balance tests in the Pyrotechnic Installation Building, Merritt Island, Kennedy Space Center.
S65-57987 (1 Nov. 1965) --- The prime and backup crews of Gemini-7 spaceflight, scheduled for early December 1965, met with members of various news media at the MSC News Center. Left to right, are astronauts James A. Lovell Jr.S65-57987 (1 Nov. 1965) --- The prime and backup crews of Gemini-7 spaceflight, scheduled for early December 1965, met with members of various news media at the MSC News Center. Left to right, are astronauts James A. Lovell Jr.
S65-61835 (15 Nov. 1965) --- Technicians assist the prime crew for the Gemini-7 spaceflight in systems checks inside their spacecraft in the White Room atop Pad 19.S65-61835 (15 Nov. 1965) --- Technicians assist the prime crew for the Gemini-7 spaceflight in systems checks inside their spacecraft in the White Room atop Pad 19.