On March 31, 1962, NASA approved the design of the new Gemini spacecraft. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com] ...

On March 23, 1965, NASA launched Gemini III, the first crewed mission of Project Gemini, testing spacecraft maneuverability ahead of future Apollo Moon missions.

The Gemini 8 spacecraft being lifted for transport at Naha Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, in 1966. Ohio History Connection via AP Neil Armstrong, second from right, and David Scott, third from right, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On March 16, 1966, the crewed Gemini 8 spacecraft became the first to dock with another spacecraft in space. [‘On This Day in ...

On March 23, 1965, NASA astronauts Gus Grissom and John Young made history as the first crew to fly aboard the Gemini spacecraft, launching on the Gemini III mission and ushering in a new era of human ...

The first planned artificial gravity experiment took place in late 1966, but the first human on the Moon beat them to it.

This 1966 image taken by Ron McQueeney shows the Gemini 8 spacecraft being lifted for transport at Naha Air Base in Okinawa, Japan. (Ron McQueeney/Ohio History Connection via AP) Show more Show less ...