1965-12-12 USA Gemini 6 Mission Scrubbed

On December 12, 1965, Gemini 6 failed to take off the second time when the Titan II rocket failed to launch. Above cover postmarked at Cape Canaveral, December 12, 1965.
Photo: Gemini 6 crew, Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford, on their way to the launch pad, December 12, 1965."
Photo: Smoke rises from the base of the Titan 2 rocket with the Gemini 6 on its nose at Cape Kennedy. Engines soon shut down and the rocket never left the pad. December 12, 1965."
Photo: Christopher Kraft watching the Titan II rocket failed to take off from the launch pad on a TV screen.
Photo: Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford looking at the base of the Titan 2 rocket that failed to function.
USS Wasp was the designated recovery ship for the Gemini 6 mission that was scrubbed, postmarked on December 12, 1965.