After its reentry, Gemini IX splashed down and was recovered by the ship USS Wasp.
Instrument of Surrender of the Japanese in the Philippine Islands
Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970s)
Gemini 9 Recovery
- 6/6/1966
Description
This primary source comes from the Records of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
National Archives Identifier: 6734377
Full Citation: Photograph of Gemini 9 Recovery; 6/6/1966; Source Files on Project Gemini, 1961 – 1974; Records of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Record Group 255; National Archives at Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/gemini-9-recovery/, February 25, 2026]
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