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June 3, 1965 07:08 EST Gemini IV astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White arrived at Pad 19 at Cape Canaveral_ Florida. A few minutes later both rookie spacefarers walked the ramp-gantry towards the elevator up to the white room atop the launchvehicle. Note that Edward White clearly wore a pair of NASA-issued Omega Speedmaster 105.003 chronographs on his left forearm. The Gemini IV mission was the first to be controlled by MCC Houston and the astronauts were the first to wear an American flag “Stars & Stripes” on the shoulder of their spacesuit. (Photo: NASA)

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Exactly 55 years ago... March 8, 1965 a 34 year old astronaut John Young was photographed winding his NASA-issued Omega Speedmaster chronograph during GT-3 training. Gemini III was launched March 23, 1965 and lasted 4 hours 52 minutes. Both Young & Grissom wore an Omega Speedmaster chronograph and an Accutron Astronaut microsonic tuning fork GMT pilot wristwatch. Astronaut John Young went on to become the first person to fly solo around the Moon during Apollo 10 in 1969 before setting foot on the Moon during Apollo 16 in 1972! (Photo: NASA)

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1965, June 1, Gemini IV pilot Edward “Ed” White underwent a medical checkup, two days before launch. Here White’s blood pressure was checked by Doctor Robert Moser. Note White wore a NASA-issued Omega Speedmaster 105.003 on a steel mesh JB Champion  bracelet. On June 1, 1965, after 4 months of rigorously testing 3 watch brands, NASA’s Gemini & Flight support procurement office adopted the Omega Speedmaster as its official flight-qualified time piece, which became known as the Moonwatch in July 1969. (Photo: NASA)

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June 3, 1965 07:08 EST Gemini IV astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White arrived at Pad 19 at Cape Canaveral_ Florida. A few minutes later, approximately 07:10 EST both rookie spacefarers walked the ramp-gantry towards the elevator up to the white room atop the launchvehicle. Command pilot James McDivitt wore an Omega Speedmaster chronograph on each wrist and his lefthand Speedmaster was set at 10:10 in this photo. Note that pilot Edward White clearly wore a pair of NASA-issued Omega Speedmaster 105.003 chronographs on his left forearm. The Gemini IV mission was the first to be controlled by MCC Houston and the astronauts were the first to wear an American flag “Stars & Stripes” on the shoulder of their spacesuit. (Photo: NASA)

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June 3, 1965 Gemini IV pilot Edward White talking with astronaut Alan Shepard (wearing an Accutron Astronaut GMT pilot watch) and suit technician Joseph Schmitt who put something in White left knee pocket of the Gemini 4C spacesuit. Note White’s Goldvisor was not yet clipped onto the helmet. Photo taken in the suit-up trailer near launchpad 16 at Cape Canaveral. Astronaut Edward White wore 2 NASA-issued Omega Speedmaster 105.003 chronographs on black-khaki velcro straps. His wrist Speedmaster showed approximately 09:44 while this photo was taken at 06:44 EST ... the other forearm Speedmaster differed one hour ! (Photo: NASA)

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Janary 29, 1967 Gordon Cooper and his wife Trudy, together with Walter Schirra and his wife Josephine attended Sunday mass at the Webster Presbyterian church to honr their Apollo 1 comrades. As the closest Protestant church to the space center, engineers, lunar mission contractors, astronauts and their families made it their spiritual home. The stained glass windows at Webster Presbyterian Church depict the Moon, stars and distant nebulae. It looks like Cooper wore a Hamilton military pilot watch. (Photo: UPI/NASA)

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March 1965, Gemini III pilot/astronaut John Young leaving the trailer for a flight simulation test for the first 2-men Gemini mission. Note he was wearing 2 Omega Speedmaster 105.003-64 chronographs on steel bracelets strapped over each glove of the new white G3C spacesuit. (Photo: NASA)