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Vice Presidential Visit, Gemini Program

VP Hubert Humphrey shakes hands at Mission Control Center
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey (left) visits the Mission Control Center at what was then called Cape Kennedy during the Gemini 3 mission of Gus Grissom and John Young on March 23, 1965. The first Gemini mission with a crew was the last mission controlled from this facility. With Gemini IV, mission control moved to Houston.

Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey (left) visits the Mission Control Center at what was then called Cape Kennedy during the Gemini 3 mission of Gus Grissom and John Young on March 23, 1965. The first Gemini mission with a crew was the last mission controlled from this facility. With Gemini IV, mission control moved to Houston, and this facility took on the roles of launch control and tracking station.

Image Credit: NASA