Gemini 9A

The rookie spaceman was on the verge of pushing off at the end of a 120-foot lifeline when he reported that he could hardly see.

At the same time, communication with Command Pilot Thomas Stafford inside the Gemini 9 craft had garbled.

Finally, Stafford reluctantly scrubbed the experiment.

32-year-old Cernan had been out of the capsule close to two hours when he ran into his big trouble.

Still, it was by far the longest time any man had spent in space.

Astronaut Edward White spent only 21 minutes in space last year during the Gemini 4 flight.

Space officials hailed the courage and skill of the Gemini 9 crew despite its series of setbacks and frustrations since Friday's launch.

Buddhist leaders have told their followers that orders will be issued tomorrow Saigon time for action against the regime of Premier Kyi unless their demands are met by the government.

The rookie spaceman was on the verge of pushing off at the end of a 120-foot lifeline when he reported that he could hardly see.

At the same time, communication with Command Pilot Thomas Stafford inside the Gemini 9 craft had garbled.

Finally, Stafford reluctantly scrubbed the experiment.

32-year-old Cernan had been out of the capsule close to two hours when he ran into his big trouble.

Still, it was by far the longest time any man had spent in space.

Astronaut Edward White spent only 21 minutes in space last year during the Gemini 4 flight.

Space officials hailed the courage and skill of the Gemini 9 crew despite its series of setbacks and frustrations since Friday's launch.

Buddhist leaders have told their followers that orders will be issued tomorrow Saigon time for action against the regime of Premier Kyi unless their demands are met by the government.