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September 15, 1966, after a three-day, 44-orbit journey in space, Gemini 11 astronauts Pete Conrad and Dick Gordon splash down in the Atlantic
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reader lemmy.zip reader@lemmy.zip
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huppakee lemmy.world huppakee@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-05-15
#2 · Quote Reply

(small tip: my Lemmy client only shows 1 image in cross-posts; if yours does too, there are 2 more images behind that url).
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Cris_Citrus (he/him <3) piefed.zip Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip
Joined: 2026-02-26
#3 · Quote Reply

I wonder how long it was before they were recovered
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Starfighter discuss.tchncs.de Starfighter@discuss.tchncs.de
Joined: 2023-06-10
#4 · (edited) Quote Reply
Cris_Citrus (he/him <3) wrote:
I wonder how long it was before they were recovered

A little over 20 mins:

Splashdown in the western Atlantic at 24.25° N, 70.00° W, 4.9 km from the target point, occurred at 8:59:35 a.m. EST. The crew was picked up by helicopter and brought to the U.S.S. Guam at 9:23 a.m. and the spacecraft was recovered at 9:58 a.m.

Source
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Rob T Firefly lemmy.world rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world
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"Hey! You can't park that here."
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reader lemmy.zip reader@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2026-02-19
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Starfighter wrote:
A little over 20 mins: Splashdown in the western Atlantic at 24.25° N, 70.00° W, 4.9 km from the target point, occurred at 8:59:35 a.m. EST. The crew was picked up by helicopter and brought to the U.S.S. Guam at 9:23 a.m. and the spacecraft was recovered at 9:58 a.m. Source

what a journey
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Cris_Citrus (he/him <3) piefed.zip Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip
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Starfighter wrote:
A little over 20 mins: Splashdown in the western Atlantic at 24.25° N, 70.00° W, 4.9 km from the target point, occurred at 8:59:35 a.m. EST. The crew was picked up by helicopter and brought to the U.S.S. Guam at 9:23 a.m. and the spacecraft was recovered at 9:58 a.m. Source

I had hoped to go look it up and edit it back in, thank you very much for finding the answer!
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wyldrstallyns lemmy.dbzer0.com wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2026-05-16
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44 orbits in 3 days? Holy shit, 17,967mph is fast AF.
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