Bridge to Apollo: NASAs Gemini Program

Between NASA’s Mercury and Apollo programs, the two-man Gemini spacecraft launched ten times from 1964 to 1966 to test and perfect the performance essential to reaching the moon. Historic, ground-breaking tests of human and machine were vital to fulfill JFK’s challenge to “land on the moon and return safely to the earth.” Gain insights on a little-known Davis connection to Gemini’s success and this extraordinary era of discovery.

Instructor David Takemoto-Weerts is a JPL Solar System Ambassador, one of many volunteers who communicate the science and excitement of NASA’s missions to the public. In high school his parents let him skip classes to join friends to watch televised Gemini launches.