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Gemini I
Gemini 1 was an uncrewed orbital test of the Titan 2 launch vehicle, the Gemini spacecraft structural integrity, and the launch vehicle-spacecraft compatibility. The test covered all phases through the orbital insertion phase. Other objectives were to check out launch vehicle-spacecraft launch heating conditions, launch vehicle performance, launch vehicle flight control system switch-over circuits, launch vehicle orbit insertion accuracy, and the malfunction detection system. This was the first production Gemini spacecraft and launch vehicle.
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Gemini I
The NSSDC provides an in-depth overview of the Gemini I mission objectives, spacecraft, and program.
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Project Gemini: Apollo’s Training Ground
On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard’s Mercury flight was inked in history books. Twenty days later, President John F. Kennedy…
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