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NASA Center: Kennedy Space Center
Image # : 65-H-1509
Date : 08/21/1965

Title

Recovery of Gemini V Booster

Full Description

Recovery of part of the first stage of NASA’s Gemini V Booster, the first to ever be retrieved from space was made by the U.S.S. Dupont. The booster was used to launch the Gemini V Spacecraft from Cape Kennedy, Florida, and re-entered the earth's atmosphere 450 miles N.E. of Cape Kennedy.

Keywords

Recovery Gemini V Booster Cape Kennedy

Subject Category

Gemini Program, KSC Historical

Reference Numbers

  • Center: KSC
  • Center Number: 65-H-1509
  • GRIN DataBase Number: GPN-2002-000191

Source Information

  • Creator/Photographer: NASA
  • Original Source: NASA

Image Information ( Copyright Notification )

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(Pixels)		Height
(Pixels)		Size
(KBytes)
Thumbnail JPEG 64 85 7
Small JPEG 454 607 176
Medium JPEG 1065 1422 905
Large JPEG 2130 2843 5,742

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