Amy Shira Teitel Instagram – Sending the two-man Gemini spacecraft to the Moon was seriously considered as a way to get there before the Russians. Seriously, NASA was up for any way to make sure they got there first.
Pete Conrad was actually a huge proponent of the Lunar Gemini mission; that’s the reason his Gemini 11 flight hit the high altitude record of 850 miles. Also why my Pete Conrad needed to feature himself so prominently in this short.
Yes, this is the vanishingly short version, but it’s still an amazing story! #history #author #NASA #space | Posted on 09/May/2024 04:40:37
