posted 11-03-2015 10:16 AM               

It reads in part from Cape Canaveral, FL —

Captain Walter Schirra, the only astronaut to fly in all three spacecraft... Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo, will return to the Florida space coast Dec. 13 to present plaques commemorating the Gemini program.

The plaques are being presented by the Cuyahoga Wrecking Corporations, the firm which is dismantling part of Pad 19, in recognition of the historical significance of these materials from the pad. A portion of the gantry will be left intact for viewing by visitors to the spaceport. Material contained on the plagues comes from the gantry.

During a special ceremony to be held in Cocoa Beach, FL, Captain Schirra will talk about the contributions of Gemini and will present plaques to several officials from NASA, the Air Force and contractors. Eventually, about 200 plaques will be sent by the Cuyahoga Wrecking Corp. as gifts to the Gemini astronauts, officials who participated in the Gemini program, and heads of state who have visited Cape Canaveral for launches of manned missions.