S65-59931 (4 Dec. 1965) --- Astronaut Alan Bean (right), spacecraft communicator for the Gemini-7 mission, joins other personnel (including H.K. "Fritz" Widick in dark jacket running launch operations) in the Blockhouse at Launch Complex 19 during the launch of the Gemini-7 spacecraft at 2:30 p.m. (EST), Dec. 4, 1965. Astronaut Frank Borman, command pilot, and James A. Lovell Jr., pilot, are the crew members for the planned 14-day mission in space. Photo credit: NASA