45 Years since Gemini 3

[Star Voyager]

Well, it was 45 years ago that the Molly Brown leaped off LC-19 at Cape Canaveral. This was the very first manned mission of the Gemini program, paving the way to Apollo:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_3

Edit: By the way, just noticed it was my 1000th post!

 

[IronRain]

thanks for this post! and congratulation on your 1000th post

 

[Lunar_Lander]

Congrats from me too!

Historic moment. The launch, the naming of the craft, the ham sandwich. And Grissom's final flight . Memories.

 

[Pablo49]

We all know this thread is about celebrating that corned beef sandwich. Which it deserves.

 

[Urwumpe]

For the major contributions to haute cuisine in spaceflight! Without Gemini 3, we wouldn't have this today:

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,3130070,00.html

 

[dnt462]

What samich(sandwich)?

 

[Star Voyager]

While on this flight, CDR Gus Grissom snuck up a (ham, if I'm not mistaken?) sandwich, against the will of the NASA mission big-wigs.

 

[Pablo49]

While on this flight, CDR Gus Grissom snuck up a (ham, if I'm not mistaken?) sandwich, against the will of the NASA mission big-wigs.

Corned Beef.