Gemini launch vehicles
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Gemini launch vehicles were a series of modified Titan II rockets used in the 1960s to send NASA’s two-person Gemini spacecraft into Earth orbit as part of the early U.S. human spaceflight program.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
expendable launch system
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orbital launch vehicle family ⓘ |
| configuration | two-stage liquid-fueled rocket ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designedFor | two-person Gemini spacecraft ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Titan II missile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1960s ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1964-04-08 ⓘ |
| firstStageEngineType | LR87 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Saturn IB launch vehicle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fuel | Aerozine 50 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| improvedFrom | SM-68B Titan II ICBM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastFlightDate | 1966-11-11 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 19
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Cape Kennedy Air Force Station Launch Complex 19 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Martin Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | NASA Manned Spacecraft Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitType | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| oxidizer | nitrogen tetroxide ⓘ |
| partOf | Project Gemini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Atlas launch vehicles for Mercury
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Redstone launch vehicles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMission | crewed low Earth orbit missions ⓘ |
| program | U.S. human spaceflight program ⓘ |
| propellantType | hypergolic ⓘ |
| rocketFamily | Titan II GLV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetyModification |
engine reliability upgrades
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guidance system improvements ⓘ reduced thrust to limit vibration ⓘ |
| secondStageEngineType | LR91 ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successfulLaunches | 12 ⓘ |
| supportedProgramGoal |
extravehicular activity testing
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long-duration human spaceflight GENERATED ⓘ rendezvous and docking techniques GENERATED ⓘ |
| totalLaunches | 12 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
NASA
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United States Air Force ⓘ |
| usedFor | launching Gemini spacecraft into Earth orbit ⓘ |
| usedToLaunch |
Gemini 1
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Gemini 10 NERFINISHED ⓘ Gemini 11 NERFINISHED ⓘ Gemini 12 NERFINISHED ⓘ Gemini 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Gemini 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Gemini 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ Gemini 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ Gemini 6A NERFINISHED ⓘ Gemini 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ Gemini 8 NERFINISHED ⓘ Gemini 9A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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NASA Manned Spacecraft Center in coordination with USAF
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