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LCDR Charles Conrad Jr. USNR and LTCOL Gordon Cooper Jr. USMC

Two astronauts exit a helicopter, one waving
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Description: Painting, Oil on Canvas; by Paul D. Ortlip; 1965; Framed Dimensions 60H X 52W
Accession #: 88-162-MU
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The crew of Gemini 5 completed 120 orbits of the earth or, as LCDR Conrad put it, "8 days in a garbage can", due to the small interior of the module (about the size of a Volkswagen Beetle).

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