Today is the anniversary of the first manned Gemini flight. Gemini 3, with Grissom and John Young. John Young is the "astronaut's astronaut". He's the only person to pilot 4 vehicles, a Gemini capsule, An Apollo capsule, the Lunar Module, and the Space Shuttle, two missions in each program. He flew the first space shuttle mission which was probably the most experimental flight we've ever done in space. What I liked about Gemini 3 is that the backup commander Wally Schirra gave John Young a corned beef sandwich to sneak on the flight. Once in orbit he pulled it out but they quickly realized htat wasn't a good idea. Crumbs began floating and could have gotten stuck in the switches. They got some hell for it but obviously didn't hurt their reputations as they're both legends.