What was the Gemini Program? - National Air and Space Museum
2022年9月22日 · The Gemini Titan II at liftoff in 1964. U.S. Air Force Titan IIs boosted 10 two-astronaut Gemini spacecraft into orbit. Image courtesy of NASA. The Gemini spacecraft began as the Mercury Mark II, an enlarged capsule made by McDonnell Aircraft in St. Louis. As contractor for the Mercury spacecraft, the company had experience vital to Gemini’s ...
Gemini program - National Air and Space Museum
Mercury sent astronauts to space for longer periods of time than previously. This allowed NASA to learn more about space's effects on the human body—in preparation for sending humans to the Moon. NASA was also able to test and refine key technologies. The Gemini program flew 10 crews to space, and included feats such as the first U.S. spacewalk.
The World’s First Space Rendezvous
2015年12月15日 · The Gemini VII spacecraft was the heaviest ever launched, a bit over 3,636 kg (8,000 lbs.), in part because of the extra food and water supply, and in part because the capsule was retrofitted for a transponder to return the radar signal from VI-A. Working long hours, pad crews cleaned up the launch damage and re-erected the other vehicle.
Spinning Out of Control: Gemini VIII’s Near-Disaster
2021年3月16日 · This view of Gemini VII from VI-A in December 1965 shows the spacecraft’s orbital configuration. The OAMS thrusters on the white adapter module include the large translation ones at center and the smaller attitude control thrusters like the ones at top left on the end of the adapter.
Gemini 7 spacecraft interior | National Air and Space Museum
Fish-eye camera view of the interior of the Gemini 7 spacecraft.
Capsule, Gemini IV | National Air and Space Museum
On June 3, 1965, a Titan II rocket launched this spacecraft, Gemini IV, carrying astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White into orbit. The flight lasted four days and included a historic space walk by White, the first by an American, early in the mission.
Almost Blind and Completely Exhausted: Gene Cernan’s Disastrous …
2021年6月4日 · Cernan flew on Gemini IX-A with Tom Stafford as his commander, part of a series of short missions with the two-astronaut Gemini spacecraft in 1966. These flights aimed to develop experience in EVAs and in rendezvous and docking, techniques needed if the U.S. was going to land on the Moon by the end of the decade.
Capsule, Gemini 3 | National Air and Space Museum
Gemini 3 was the first manned mission of Project Gemini, which aimed to launch a series of two-man spacecraft to test long-duration missions, rendezvous and docking between two space vehicles, and EVA or "spacewalking." Command pilot Virgil I.
Fuel Cell, Gemini | National Air and Space Museum
This fuel cell is a test version of the electric-power generating device used on the two-astronaut Gemini spacecraft during seven missions in 1965-66. It was run for over 1000 hours to demonstrate long-duration functioning. A fuel cell is like a battery, in that it uses a chemical reaction to create an electrical current.
Gemini Heat Shield, Ablated | National Air and Space Museum
A heat shield protected the two-man Gemini spacecraft against the enormous heat of reentry into the atmosphere beginning at a velocity of more than 27,500 kilometers (17,000 miles) per hour. Like those of other early human spacecraft, Gemini's heat shield derived from ballistic-missile warhead technology.