Timeline Wednesday 15 December 1965

Events on Wednesday 15 December 1965 1

• 1965 Gemini 6A and Gemini 7 perform first space rendezvous Two crewed spacecraft maneuver within feet of each other On 15 December 1965 NASA's Gemini 6A capsule rendezvoused with the already-orbiting Gemini 7, coming within about a foot of each other in the first rendezvous of two crewed spacecraft. The maneuver demonstrated techniques essential for the planned Apollo lunar missions. Gemini 7 also set a new spaceflight endurance record of nearly 14 days.