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From 1962 through 1966, the men and women of McDonnell Aircraft supported the nation's space program through the design and manufacture of the Gemini spacecraft, built in St. Louis. The project is also linked to the memory of Astronauts Charles A. Bassett II and Elliot M. See, Jr., who gave their lives near this site on February 28, 1966, in pursuit of America's exploration of space.
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