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"Crewmen of USS WASP gather on deck to watch the recovery of the Gemini-6 spacecraft and astronauts. The Gemini spacecraft is being hoisted along the side of the ship by crane."
Date: December 16, 1965
NASA ID: S65-61888, 65-H-2285
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"Crewmen of USS WASP gather on deck to watch the recovery of the Gemini-6 spacecraft and astronauts. The Gemini spacecraft is being hoisted along the side of the ship by crane."
Date: December 16, 1965
NASA ID: S65-61888, 65-H-2285
View of Gemini-7 spacecraft 48 feet from the Gemini-6A spacecraft during rendezvous and station keeping maneuvers at an altitude of 163 nautical miles during orbit no. 5.
Date: December 15, 1965
NASA ID: S65-63188, S65-63163
"The Gemini 6A prime crew goes through simulated flight test activity in the white room atop Pad 19 at Cape Kennedy, Florida. Astronauts Walter M. Schirra Jr. (left), command pilot; and Thomas P. Stafford, pilot, are preparing for a two-day mission in space. NASA will attempt to rendezvous the Gemini-6 spacecraft with the Gemini-7 spacecraft."
Date: December 8, 1965
NASA ID: S65-59943
Gemini-Titan 6 spacecraft (SC6) after removal from storage, being hoisted to the top of the launch pad at complex 19.
Photo released on December 5, 1965
NASA ID: 65-H-1906
"Astronauts Walter M. Schirra Jr. (shaking hands) and Thomas P. Stafford received an official welcome as they arrived aboard the aircraft carrier USS WASP following their 25-hour, 52-minute mission Gemini-6A spaceflight. The three Navy officers greeting the astronauts are (left to right) Vice Admiral Charles E. Weakley, commander of the Antisubmarine Warfare Force of the Atlantic Fleet; Rear Admiral William E. Leonard, commander of Antisubmarine Task Group Bravo, of which WASP is the flagship; and Capt. G. E. Hartley, commander of WASP."
Note: the signs hanging from the railings which say "Seasons Greetings from WASP" and "Spirit of 76".
Date: December 16, 1965
NASA ID: S65-61859, S65-59989, S65-59990
"This view of the orbiting Gemini-7 spacecraft was taken from the Gemini-6A spacecraft during their historic rendezvous mission in space. The two spacecrafts were approximately 29 - 37 ft. apart when this picture was made."
Date: December 15, 1965
NASA ID: S65-63217, S65-63220, S65-63222
"Navy divers assisting Gemini-6 crew members Stafford and Schirra to open hatches after landing in the Atlantic."
Date: December 16, 1965
NASA ID: S65-61886
Launch of Gemini 6 Titan II (SC6/GLV-6 12561) from Launch Complex 19. "The Gemini VI, scheduled as a two-day mission, was launched from Pad 19, carrying astronauts Walter M. Schirra Jr., Command Pilot, and Thomas P. Stafford, Pilot. Gemini VI rendezvoused with Gemini VII, already orbiting the Earth."
Date: December 15, 1965
NASA ID: KSC-65PC-0161, S65-44293, S65-59987