In Photos: Gemini 7 Makes 1st Crewed Rendezvous with Gemini 6A
And Eat It, Too
During the welcoming ceremonies aboard the USS Wasp, a gigantic cake of the Gemini 7 spacecraft helped the crew celebrate the successful mission.
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Christine Lunsford joined the Space.com team in 2010 as a freelance producer and later became a contributing writer, covering astrophotography images, astronomy photos and amazing space galleries and more. During her more than 10 years with Space.com, oversaw the site's monthly skywatching updates and produced overnight features and stories on the latest space discoveries. She enjoys learning about subjects of all kinds.