June 3-6, 1966 – 3 days, 21 hours Astronauts – Thomas P. Stafford (Commander), Eugene A. Cernan (Pilot) The objective of the Gemini IX-A mission was to rendezvous and dock with augmented target docking adapter (ATDA). However, the ATDA shroud did not completely separate, making docking impossible. Despite this, Gemini IX-A completed three different types of rendezvous and over two hours of EVA. ( )

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