Gemini V (Gemini 5) Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

21 Aug 1965, 2:00pm

UTC

Location

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Pad

Launch Complex 19

Launch Service Provider

NASA

Vehicle

Titan II GLV

Spacecraft Stage

Gemini

Crew

Gordon Cooper

Pete Conrad

Mission

Gemini V (Gemini 5)

Mission Type

Human Exploration

Destination

Low Earth Orbit

Gemini 5 was the third crewed mission of the NASA's Project Gemini. The mission was commanded by Command Pilot L. Gordon Cooper, Jr. and Pilot Charles "Pete" Conrad, Jr. The mission began on August 21, 1965, 13:59:59 UTC and ended on August 29, 1965, 12:55:13 UTC.

Available Replays

Live

Launch of Gemini 5 (CBS audio)