Aug. 29, 1965 – Gemini V Crew Returns to Earth Gemini V command pilot Gordon Cooper (right) and Charles „Pete“ Conrad, pilot, walk across the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Lake Champlain following their spacecraft’s recovery from the ocean on Aug. 29, 1965. The eight-day Gemini V endurance mission doubled America’s spaceflight record set two months earlier. via NASA http://ift.tt/2x1awPF