Dick GordonGemini XI · Apollo XII

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Photographs from Dick’s training, both flights and the years after. Select a photo to see it larger.

Gemini XI

Richard F. Gordon Jr., Gemini XI pilot — Richard F. Gordon Jr., Gemini XI pilotNASA photo S64-31459

Gemini XI crew — Gemini XI crewNASA photo S65-58504

Gemini EVA training — Gemini EVA trainingNASA photo S66-50179

Gemini XI suit-up — Gemini XI suit-upNASA photo

Gemini XI launch — Gemini XI launchNASA photo S66-53900

EVA, "Space Cowboy" — EVA, "Space Cowboy"NASA photo S66-54455

EVA, return to the spacecraft — EVA, return to the spacecraftNASA photo S66-54454

Gemini XI, return home — Gemini XI, return homeNASA photo S66-50761

Lift to the helicopter — Lift to the helicopterNASA photo S66-50759

The Earth from Gemini XI's record altitude — The Earth from Gemini XI's record altitudeNASA photo S66-54706

Water egress training — Water egress training

Water egress training — Water egress training

Prime and backup crews — Prime and backup crews

Prime and backup crews — Prime and backup crews

Suiting up — Suiting up

Suiting up — Suiting up

Postponement — Postponement

Crew breakfast — Crew breakfast

Going to the pad — Going to the pad

Awaiting launch — Awaiting launch

Closing the capsule — Closing the capsule

Closing the capsule — Closing the capsule

Crew in the capsule — Crew in the capsule

Agena launch — Agena launch

Launch of Gemini XI — Launch of Gemini XI

Docked to the Agena — Docked to the Agena

Agena target — Agena target

Opening the hatch — Opening the hatch

Chute deployed — Chute deployed

Dick and Pete wave — Dick and Pete wave

Recovered capsule — Recovered capsule

Waving to the crowd — Waving to the crowd

Apollo XII

Richard F. Gordon Jr., Apollo XII command module pilot — Richard F. Gordon Jr., Apollo XII command module pilotNASA photo S69-38862

Apollo XII crew — Apollo XII crewNASA photo S69-38852

The Moon during the countdown demonstration test — The Moon during the countdown demonstration testNASA photo S69-56596

Camera fit and function test — Camera fit and function testNASA photo S69-56702

Apollo XII suit-up — Apollo XII suit-upNASA photo S69-58882

To the pad — To the padNASA photo S69-58881

Lightning strikes during launch — Lightning strikes during launchNASA photo S69-60068

Lunar Module departure — Lunar Module departureNASA photo AS12-51-7507

On the Moon — On the MoonNASA photo AS12-47-6897

Solar eclipse by the Earth — Solar eclipse by the EarthNASA photo S80-37406

Tasting fresh air — Tasting fresh airNASA photo S69-22265

"Well Done" — "Well Done"NASA photo S69-22271

Smiles from quarantine — Smiles from quarantineNASA photo 6903670

Apollo XII on the pad in the rain — Apollo XII on the pad in the rainNASA photo

Apollo XII mission patch — Apollo XII mission patch

Apollo command module drawing — Apollo command module drawingNASA image courtesy of Kipp Teague, The Apollo Archive

Apollo controls drawing — Apollo controls drawingNASA image courtesy of Kipp Teague, The Apollo Archive

John F. Kennedy — John F. Kennedy

Crew inspects the spacecraft — Crew inspects the spacecraft

Crew at the simulator — Crew at the simulatorNASA image courtesy of Ed Hengeveld and Kipp Teague, The Apollo Archive

Crew relaxing — Crew relaxingNASA image courtesy of J.L. Pickering and Kipp Teague, The Apollo Archive

Crew with a T-38 — Crew with a T-38Photo courtesy of NASA, J.L. Pickering and Kipp Teague, The Apollo Archive

Preflight press conference — Preflight press conference

Crew at the simulator — Crew at the simulatorNASA image courtesy of J.L. Pickering and Kipp Teague, The Apollo Archive

Replica plaque for the Lunar Module — Replica plaque for the Lunar Module

Crew at rollout — Crew at rolloutNASA image courtesy of J.L. Pickering and Kipp Teague, The Apollo Archive

Apollo XII rollout — Apollo XII rollout

Crew by the launch pad — Crew by the launch padNASA image courtesy of Ed Hengeveld and Kipp Teague, The Apollo Archive

Saturn V — Saturn V

Near the pad — Near the padNASA image courtesy of Kipp Teague, The Apollo Archive

Crew prepares to board — Crew prepares to board

Ready for launch — Ready for launch

The Nixons arrive — The Nixons arrivePhoto courtesy of NASA and Kipp Teague, The Apollo Archive

Apollo XII lifts off — Apollo XII lifts off

Apollo XII liftoff — Apollo XII liftoffNASA image courtesy of Kipp Teague, The Apollo Archive

Apollo XII liftoff — Apollo XII liftoff

Launch of Apollo XII — Launch of Apollo XII

Lunar Module docking — Lunar Module docking

Earth — EarthPhoto courtesy of NASA and Apogee Books

Target: the Moon — Target: the MoonPhoto courtesy of NASA and Apogee Books

Moon surface — Moon surfacePhoto courtesy of NASA and Apogee Books

Moon surface — Moon surfacePhoto courtesy of NASA and Apogee Books

Crater Ptolemaeus — Crater Ptolemaeus

Alan Bean leaves the Lunar Module — Alan Bean leaves the Lunar Module

Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package — Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package

Lunar surface magnetometer — Lunar surface magnetometer

Mission Control — Mission Control

Landing site — Landing site

Surveyor III — Surveyor III

Press conference on the way home — Press conference on the way homePhoto courtesy of NASA and Apogee Books

Chutes deployed — Chutes deployed

Recovery ship U.S.S. Hornet — Recovery ship U.S.S. Hornet

Entering quarantine — Entering quarantine

Capsule recovery — Capsule recoveryNASA image courtesy of Kipp Teague, The Apollo Archive

Earth and Moon

Earthrise — EarthriseNASA photo AS12-47-6891

La Luna — La LunaNASA photo

Portraits and honors

Bendix Trophy winners, 1961 — Bendix Trophy winners, 1961

Astronaut Scholarship Foundation dinner, 2012 — Astronaut Scholarship Foundation dinner, 2012NASA photo KSC-2012-6159

More photos

Apollo XI 30th anniversary — Apollo XI 30th anniversary

UACC autograph show — UACC autograph showPhoto courtesy of WOWIE Web Design

Dick with Alan Bean — Dick with Alan BeanPhoto courtesy of Novaspace Galleries

Astronaut desert training — Astronaut desert training

Astronaut Group 3 — Astronaut Group 3

Gemini 8 crews joking — Gemini 8 crews jokingNASA image courtesy of Donnis Willis, Lunar Legacies