a space radar. NASA had planned extensively for the Gemini rendezvous maneuvers, building a special spacecraft just for the purpose. The Gemini-Agena Target Vehicle (GATV) was an Agena-D rocket ...

which was then making the first-ever two-week space flight. Gemini 8 would be the most complicated mission to date — the first time two objects docked in orbit. A radio-controlled “Agena ...

Those would send crew up in the Gemini capsule on Titan rockets about 100 minutes after Atlas boosters had sent up Agena Target Vehicles with which they would rendezvous in space. The record ...

The successful docking makes India the fourth country in the world — after the United States, Russia, and China — to have this capability. But there is much more to this achievement than merely ...

Their training and quick thinking were crucial in stabilising Gemini 8, allowing them to safely undock from the Agena and return to Earth. This incident underscored the complexities of space ...

India has joined the exclusive club of spacefaring nations capable of docking satellites in orbit! The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) achieved this milestone with their Space Docking ...