At just under five hours, the mission of Gemini 3 on 23 March 1965—50 years ago, this week—was exceptionally short, and there were suggestions of flying a Rendezvous Evaluation Pod and evaluating the sporty little spacecraft’s radar. As noted in yesterday’s history article, this was ultimately deferred to a later flight, but Gemini 3 crewmen Gus … Continue reading The Fortune of John Young: 50 Years Since Gemini 3 (Part 2) More