Earth's First Space Age lasted from Humanity's first jaunt into space (Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin, 1961), and ended with the outbreak of Earth's third World War. The Gemini missions were a part of this "age". (TOS novel: Excelsior: Forged in Fire)
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Earth's First Space Age lasted from Humanity's first jaunt into space (Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin, 1961), and ended with the outbreak of Earth's third World War. The Gemini missions were a part of this "age". (TOS novel: Excelsior: Forged in Fire)