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Gemini XII astronaut James A. Lovell, Jr. (left), command pilot, and Edwin E. “Buzz” Aldrin, Jr. (right), pilot, eat a piece of cake presented to the two astronauts by crew members of the prime recovery ship, USS Wasp. Gemini XII splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean at 2:21 p.m. (EST), Nov. 15, 1966, to conclude a four-day mission in space. Photo Credit: NASA

This Month in NASA History: Project Gemini Ends

November 13, 2023 // by Kevin Wilcox

Aldrin pioneers under water training for EVAs.

In this image, Jim Sarafin is wearing a spacesuit underwater in the Neutral Buoyancy Lab. A diver is swimming above him. Credit: NASA

Podcast Episode 108: Underwater Training for Astronauts

May 17, 2023 // by INSIGHT Staff

NASA Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory Critical Systems Engineer Jim Sarafin discusses training astronauts for spacewalks.

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Critical Knowledge inSight: Kjell Lindgren: Reflections on Astronaut Training

February 16, 2021 // by INSIGHT Staff

Astronaut training is critically important to the success and safety of missions.

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The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) experiment, seen here in 2011, after it was installed at the International Space Station. NASA is conducting a series of spacewalks to install a new cooling system. Credit: NASA/Ron Garan

Ambitious Spacewalks Aim to Repair Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer

November 19, 2019 // by Kevin Wilcox

Astronauts will work to add new cooling system to key physics experiment at ISS.

Crew member Lee M. E. Morin participated in his first extravehicular activity (EVA) during STS-110. Here, he is anchored to the station’s robotic arm, Canadarm2, which was used for the first time to move astronauts during EVAs. Photo Credit: NASA

This Month in NASA History: STS-110 Gave the ISS a Spine

April 18, 2017 // by APPEL News Staff

Fifteen years ago, the space shuttle Atlantis blasted off from Kennedy Space Center to deliver and install the S-Zero (S0) truss: the backbone of the International Space Station (ISS).

This image of Buzz Aldrin was taken by the astronaut himself during the first of three Gemini XII spacewalks. Photo Credit: NASA/Buzz Aldrin

This Month in NASA History: Gemini XII Made a Spacewalk Look Like a Cakewalk

November 21, 2016 // by APPEL News Staff

Half a century ago this month, the final flight of the Gemini program answered a lingering question—and introduced a training technique that remains invaluable today.

A tiny representation of the sun sneaks through between a truss-based radiator panel and a primary solar array panel on the Earth-orbiting International Space Station in this photograph taken by one of the Expedition 38 crew members on Jan. 2, 2014. Clouds over Earth and the blackness of space share the background scene.

The Metronome Hack

March 4, 2014 // by Haley Stephenson

By Haley Stephenson A smartphone app set the tempo for a fix to bring the International Space Station (ISS) back online after a thermal system failed.