Editing Gemini 10 (section)

===EVA 2===
At 48 hours and 41 minutes into the mission, the second EVA began. Collins' first task was to retrieve a Micrometeorite Collector (S-12) from the side of the spacecraft. This he accomplished with some difficulty (similar to that encountered by [[Eugene Cernan]] on [[Gemini 9A]]). The collector floated out of the cabin at some time during the EVA, and was lost.

Collins next traveled over to the Agena and tried to grab onto the docking cone but found this impossible as it was smooth and had no grip. He used a [[nitrogen]]-propelled [[Hand-Held Maneuvering Unit]] (HHMU) to move himself towards the Gemini and then back to the Agena. This time he was able to grab hold of some wire bundles and retrieved the Micrometeorite Collector (S-10) from the Agena. He decided against replacing it as a piece of shroud had come loose on the Agena which could have snared the umbilical, and returning to the Gemini was deemed the safest course of action.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://historycollection.jsc.nasa.gov/JSCHistoryPortal/history/mission_trans/GT10_TEC.PDF#page=251 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816203735/https://historycollection.jsc.nasa.gov/JSCHistoryPortal/history/mission_trans/GT10_TEC.PDF |archive-date=2019-08-16 |url-status=live|title=Gemini X Composite Air-to-Ground and Onboard Voice Tape Transcription, 338 pages|access-date=2 January 2019}}</ref>

The last tasks remaining on this EVA were to test out the HHMU, test orbital mechanics using a tether between the Gemini and Agena, and for Young in the spacecraft to translate over to a passive Collins.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jsc.nasa.gov/history/mission_trans/GT10_PAO.PDF#page=387 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021126090708/http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/history/mission_trans/GT10_PAO.PDF |archive-date=2002-11-26 |url-status=live|title=Gemini X PAO Mission Commentary Transcript, 524 pages|access-date=2 January 2019}}</ref> However, due to low propellant quantity remaining, combined with intermittent telemetry to monitor it, these fuel costly manoeuvres were abandoned and the EVA was finished after only 39 minutes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jsc.nasa.gov/history/mission_trans/GT10_PAO.PDF#page=386 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021126090708/http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/history/mission_trans/GT10_PAO.PDF |archive-date=2002-11-26 |url-status=live|title=Gemini X PAO Mission Commentary Transcript, 524 pages|access-date=2 January 2019}}</ref> During this time, it took the crew eight minutes to close the hatch as they had some difficulty with the {{convert|50|ft|m|adj=on}} umbilical. It was jettisoned along with the chestpack used by Collins an hour later when they opened the hatch for the third and final time.