Gemini 7 orbiting Earth as viewed from Gemini 6A Poster

This photograph of the Gemini 7 spacecraft was taken from the hatch window of the Gemini 6A spacecraft during rendezvous and station keeping manoeuvres at an altitude of approximately 160 miles on December 15, 1965. Gemini 7 was the fourth crewed Earth-orbiting spacecraft of the Gemini series, having been launched before Gemini 6A. It carried astronauts Frank Borman and Jim Lovell on the 14 day mission. Its mission priorities were (1) to demonstrate a 2-week flight, (2) to perform stationkeeping with the Gemini launch vehicle stage 2, (3) to evaluate the 'shirt sleeve' environment and the lightweight pressure suit, (4) to act as a rendezvous target for Gemini 6, and (5) to demonstrate controlled reentry close to the target landing point. The crew members had three scientific, four technological, four spacecraft, and eight medical experiments to perform.