Titan II GLV

A Titan II rises from Complex 19 at Cape Kennedy on September 12, 1966, launching Pete Conrad and Dick Gordon on Gemini XI. The red service structure and the "United States" lettering on the black-and-white body make it one of the most graphic launch photos of the decade. The Titan II was the workhorse of the two-seat Gemini program, the bridge to Apollo. This flight showed why: the crew caught their Agena target on the very first orbit, a first in spaceflight, then climbed to a record altitude of 1,374 km.