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The Gemini astronauts were sixteen pilots who flew in Project Gemini, NASA's second human spaceflight program, between projects Mercury and Apollo. Carrying two astronauts at a time, a senior command pilot and a junior pilot, the Gemini spacecraft was used for ten crewed missions. Four of the sixteen astronauts flew twice.
Project Gemini (IPA: / ˈ dʒ ɛ m ɪ n i /) was the second United States human spaceflight program to fly. Conducted after the first American crewed space program, Project Mercury, while the Apollo program was still in early development, Gemini was conceived in 1961 and concluded in 1966.
Comparison of NASA Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, and Space Shuttle spacecraft with their launch vehicles. This is a list of NASA missions, both crewed and robotic, since the establishment of NASA in 1957. There are over 80 currently active science missions. [1]
Gemini 4: Ed White James A. McDivitt (did not exit) 3 June 1965 19:46:00 3 June 1965 20:06:00 0 h 20 min White conducted the second EVA in history and the first American EVA. [3] White also had difficulty returning to the Gemini spacecraft. Although he was very fit and athletic, the effort left him exhausted. [4]
Pages in category "Project Gemini missions" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. G. Gemini 1;
The mission was intended to be orbital, but a fault in the launch vehicle prevented the spacecraft from reaching orbit. Russia Soyuz TM-14: Aleksandr Viktorenko, Aleksandr Kaleri, Klaus-Dietrich Flade: Soyuz-TM: Soyuz-U2: 17 March 1992 Orbital First Soyuz mission to occur after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. China [4] Shenzhou 5 [4] Yang ...
Project Gemini missions (13 P) T. Titan (rocket family) (1 C, 17 P) Pages in category "Project Gemini" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total.
His first space mission was as pilot of Gemini 3, the first crewed Gemini mission, in March 1965. He went on to command Gemini 10 in July 1966. In May 1969, he was Command Module pilot of Apollo 10 , the "dress rehearsal" for the Apollo 11 Moon landing.