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The route of Titanic's maiden voyage Titanic was planned to arrive at New York Pier 59 on the morning of 17 April. After leaving Queenstown, Titanic followed the Irish coast as far as Fastnet Rock, a distance of some 55 nautical miles. From there she travelled 1,620 nautical miles along a Great Circle route across the North Atlantic to reach a spot in the ocean known as "the corner" south-east of Newfoundland, where westbound steamers carried out a change of course. Titanic sailed only a few hours past the corner on a rhumb line leg of 1,023 nautical miles to Nantucket Shoals Light when she made her fatal contact with an iceberg. The final leg of the journey would have been 193 nautical miles to Ambrose Light and finally to New York Harbor.
RMS Titanic departing Southampton April 10, 1912
RMS Titanic 4/1912, at Southampton docks, prior to departure
Betsy Ross Posthumous depiction 1893
Gemini/Titan-II launch vehicle #1 liftoff Cape Kennedy, FL
Gemini 2 spacecraft on display at the Air Force Space and Missile Museum, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL
Gemini IV -first American extravehicular activity in space On June 3, 1965 Edward H. White II became the first American to step outside his spacecraft and let go, effectively setting himself adrift in the zero gravity of space. For 23 minutes White floated and maneuvered himself around the Gemini spacecraft while logging 6500 miles during his orbital stroll. White was attached to the spacecraft by a 25 foot umbilical line and a 23-ft. tether line, both wrapped in gold tape to form one cord. In his right hand White carries a Hand Held Self Maneuvering Unit (HHSMU) which is used to move about the weightless environment of space. The visor of his helmet is gold plated to protect him from the unfiltered rays of the sun.
Gemini 7 Moon and clouds over the Western Pacific
