Gemini 1 was the first mission in NASA's Gemini program. An uncrewed test flight of the Gemini spacecraft, its main objectives were to test the structural integrity of the new spacecraft and modified Titan II launch vehicle. It was also the first test of the new tracking and communication systems for the Gemini program and provided training for the ground support crews for the first crewed missions. April 8, 1964 at 16:00 UTC · Launch Successful Titan II GLV — United States Air Force, to Low Earth Orbit Launch Complex 19, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA The world's 315th orbital launch attempt, and 22nd of 1964. Program: Gemini Data: Launch Library 2, The Space Devs. Mission patch: via The Space Devs.