The capsule is part of the collection of the
National Air and Space Museum of the
Smithsonian Institution. In March 1965, NASA approved the transfer of the Gemini 2 capsule to the USAF for modification into the first prototype of the Gemini B capsule. On 3 November 1965, the first
Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL) and Gemini B suborbital test mission was launched. Several
Mercury capsules were used on multiple flights, including the capsule used on
Mercury-Redstone 1 and
Mercury-Redstone 1A, the Mercury capsule used on test flights
Little Joe 5A and
Little Joe 5B, and the Mercury capsule used on flights
Mercury-Atlas 3 and
Mercury Atlas 4, but none of these capsules surpassed the
Kármán line on two separate flights. Thus, Gemini SC-2 became the only reentry capsule of the United States to be reflown in space before
SpaceX's
Dragon. The capsule was transferred to the Smithsonian Institution, as part of the National Air and Space Museum collection. The flown Gemini SC-2 capsule was put on display in the exhibit hall of the
Air Force Space and Missile Museum of the USAF in 2017. ==Flight history==