Gemini V Splashdown Recovery

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Gemini V Splashdown and Recovery. Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper, Jr., Command Pilot of the Gemini V spacecraft is hoisted into a recovery helicopter after the Gemini 5 eight day mission. The NASA Gemini 5 spacecraft was launched at 9:00 , EST, August 21, 1965. Splashdown occured at 7:56 , EST, August 29, 1965.

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Keywords: ., 5, astronaut, cooper, gemini, gordon, helicopter, historic, historical, history, nasa, ocean, pick, recovery, rescue, rescued, sea, spacecraft, splashdown, winch, winched