St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: August 29, 2021

St. Louis MO

29 August, 2021

10:30 AM

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Press release from St. Louis Science Center: August 29, 2021 Today in 1965, Gemini V returned to Earth following an 8-day orbital mission. Due to a programming error in their navigational computer, the astronauts had to guide the spacecraft to its splashdown manually. This press release was produced by St. Louis Science Center. The views expressed here are the author's own.