Astronauts Charles Conrad Jr. (left), command pilot, and Richard F. Gordon Jr., pilot, wave to the welcome crowd at the Cape Kennedy skid strip. The Gemini-11 crew had just arrived by helicopter from the recovery ship, USS Guam. Gemini-11 splashed down in the western Atlantic, 700 miles east of Cape Kennedy, at 9 a.m. (EST), Sept. 15, 1966.
Astronauts Charles Conrad Jr. (left), command pilot, and Richard F. Gordon Jr., pilot, wave to the welcome crowd at the Cape Kennedy skid strip. The Gemini-11 crew had just arrived by helicopter from the recovery ship, USS Guam. Gemini-11 splashed down in the western Atlantic, 700 miles east of Cape Kennedy, at 9 a.m. (EST), Sept. 15, 1966 to conclude a three-day mission in space.
Image Credit: NASA