WIKIARCHIVES.SPACE

Astronauts Eugene A. Cernan (left), pilot, and Thomas P. Stafford, command pilot, discuss the postponed Gemini-9 mission just after egressing their spacecraft in the white room atop Pad 19. The Agena Target Vehicle failed to achieve orbit, causing a termination of the mission. The spaceflight (to be called Gemini-9A) has been rescheduled for May 31. A Gemini Augmented Target Docking Adapter will be used as the rendezvous and docking vehicle for the Gemini-9 spacecraft.