March 23rd, 1965.
Everything is ready for the 17th kerbal crewed spaceflight, the first of the Gemini project.
Gus and John Kerman are sitting in their Gemini Capsule on top of the Titan II rocket, at Launch Complex 19, the mission will take them into orbit around Kerbin, where they will test the capsule maneuvering systems, a first in crewed flight.