2-860-628 - Heritage Space/Heritage Images

Gemini 10 launch, Cape Kennedy, Florida, USA, 1966. A time-lapse photograph shows the configuration of Pad 19 up until the launch of Gemini 10. On board the spacecraft are John W. Young and Michael Collins, (future Apollo 11 Command Module pilot). The two astronauts would spend almost three days practicing docking with the Agena target vehicle and conducting a number of experiments. During the mission, Collins became the first person to perform two extravehicular activities.