Starting with the fourth Gemini mission, the NASA launch control center in Florida (Mercury Control Center, later the Launch Control Center) began handing off control of the vehicle to the Mission Control Center shortly after liftoff; in prior missions it held control throughout the entire mission.
Dimulai dengan misi Gemini ke empat, pusat kontrol peluncuran NASA di Florida (Mercury Control Center, kemudian dikenal dengan Launch Control Center) mulai memberikan kewenangan kontrol kendaraan kepada pusat kendali misi segera setelah lepas landas, misi awal sebelum mengambil alih seluruh misi.