GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-9 - INSERTION - WHITE ROOM - ATOP PAD 19 - CAPE

S66-34065 (3 June 1966) --- Technicians prepare to close the hatches on the Gemini-9A spacecraft in the White Room atop Pad 19 after insertion of astronauts Thomas P. Stafford (left) and Eugene A. Cernan. Liftoff was at 8:39 a.m., June 3, 1966. A humorous sign from backup crew, James A. Lovell Jr. and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., was taped to the spacecraft. Photo credit: NASA