NASA space-flown Gemini medallions were mission-specific commemorative medallions which were approved by
NASA and carried aboard the mission spacecraft into orbit.
Gemini 11 was a mission in the
Gemini program. The craft was launched on September 12, 1966, and astronauts
Pete Conrad and
Richard Gordon spent two days in
low Earth orbit. Gemini 11 performed the first-ever direct-ascent (first orbit)
rendezvous with an
Agena target vehicle, docking with it 1 hour 34 minutes after launch. Gordon also performed two
extra-vehicular activities for a total of 2 hours 41 minutes.
Fliteline medallions were made for each of the crewed Gemini flights, being prepared for the astronauts at their request. It is unclear who prepared these early medallions, only that each individual box containing a medallion bore the word "Fliteline".Photograph credit: Heritage Auctions; commissioned by the NASA astronaut office