Gemini 2 (GT-2) was originally scheduled for launch on December 9, 1964. As the countdown reached zero, the stage one engines ignited, but the Malfunction Detection System detected a problem due to a loss of hydraulic pressure. This led to an automatic shutdown of the engines approximately one second after ignition.
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| A GT-2 "Centennial" launch cover postmarked at Cape Canaveral on December 9, 1964. |
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| Photo: A Gemini spacecraft model being tested in a chamber at the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation space center on August 6, 1964. |
