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On March 18, 1965, cosmonaut Alexei Leonov successfully completed the first recorded spacewalk by a human being, a feat that lasted 12 minutes, aboard the Voskhod 2 (Восход-2). Leonov's spacewalk, however, was not without issues. His suit ballooned to the point that he could not fit in the airlock, forcing him to release some of the pressure. Soviet broadcast reportedly stopped when they already realized that the mission was experiencing difficulty. The spacecraft landed around 386 kilometers fr

On April 8, 1964, NASA launched the first uncrewed test flight of the new Gemini spacecraft. Discover more space history 👉 https://space-com.visitlink.me/oZtFQJ This was the very first mission of Project Gemini, which would later send crews of two into orbit. NASA flew a total of 12 Gemini missions, 10 of which had crews on board. For this first mission, NASA was testing the structural integrity of the crew capsule and the rocket. The launch vehicle was a modified version of the U.S. Air Force'

On November 11, 1966, the Gemini 12 mission launched. Discover more space history 👉 https://trib.al/ZHEfTBY Gemini 12 was the last mission of the Gemini program. It had two astronauts on board: Jim Lovell and Buzz Aldrin. NASA wanted to send humans to the moon. But first, it needed to make sure crews had the right skills, like docking vehicles in space and taking spacewalks. Before Gemini 12, astronauts struggled with spacewalks because there weren't enough handholds on their spacecraft. NASA m

Project Gemini was designed to develop and prove the technologies needed in order to go to the Moon. Take a look at some of the most advanced space technology of its time. 🎥Space Voyages | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation