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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