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| Gemini 2 mission canceled (Centennial cover) postmarked at Cape Canaveral on December 9, 1964. |
Gemini 2 was originally scheduled to launch on December 9, 1964. On that day the countdown reached zero and the stage one engines were ignited. The launch vehicle's Malfunction Detection System detected technical problems due to a loss of hydraulic pressure and shutdown the engines about one second after ignition.
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| Photo: Gemini spacecraft model in testing chamber at the McDonnell Aircraft Corp space center, August 6, 1964. |
