Gemini program

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The Gemini program was NASA’s second human spaceflight project in the 1960s, designed to develop critical space travel techniques such as orbital rendezvous, docking, and long-duration missions that paved the way for the Apollo Moon landings.

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instanceOf NASA program
human spaceflight program
spaceflight project
achievement demonstrated long-duration missions up to two weeks
first American spacewalk (EVA)
first crewed orbital rendezvous by the United States
first docking of a crewed spacecraft with another vehicle by the United States
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crewCapacity 2 astronauts
crewSizePerMission 2
decade 1960s
developedTechnology life support for long-duration spaceflight
on-orbit maneuvering techniques
orbital rendezvous procedures
spacecraft docking systems
endTime 1966
field astronautics
space exploration
firstCrewedLaunchDate 1965-03-23
firstCrewedMission Gemini 3
followedBy Apollo program
lastCrewedLandingDate 1966-11-15
lastCrewedMission Gemini 12
launchSite Cape Kennedy Air Force Station Launch Complex 19
surface form: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 19

Cape Kennedy Air Force Station Launch Complex 19
launchVehicle Titan II GLV
namedAfter constellation Gemini
notableMission Gemini 11
Gemini 12
Gemini 4
Gemini 5
Gemini 6A
Gemini 7
Gemini 8
numberOfCrewedMissions 10
numberOfUncrewedMissions 2
operator NASA
parentOrganization NASA
precededBy Mercury program
surface form: Project Mercury
purpose develop docking techniques
develop long-duration spaceflight capability
develop orbital rendezvous techniques
prepare for Apollo Moon landings
rocket Titan II GLV
spaceAgency NASA
spacecraftType Gemini program self-linksurface differs
surface form: Gemini spacecraft
startTime 1961
totalMissions 12
usedForTraining Apollo astronauts

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Apollo program precededBy Gemini program
this entity surface form: Project Gemini
Gemini program spacecraftType Gemini program self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Gemini spacecraft
Johnson Space Center hasHeritage Gemini program
this entity surface form: Project Gemini mission operations
Mercury program followedBy Gemini program
Buzz Aldrin participantIn Gemini program
Gemini 8 program Gemini program
this entity surface form: Project Gemini
Space Race significantEvent Gemini program
Titan II GLV program Gemini program
this entity surface form: Project Gemini
Cape Kennedy Air Force Station Launch Complex 19 usedFor Gemini program
this entity surface form: Gemini program launches
Cape Kennedy Air Force Station Launch Complex 19 program Gemini program
this entity surface form: NASA Gemini program
Cape Kennedy Air Force Station Launch Complex 19 associatedWith Gemini program
this entity surface form: Project Gemini
Apollo astronauts associatedWith Gemini program
this entity surface form: Project Gemini
Gemini 3 program Gemini program
Gemini 5 program Gemini program
this entity surface form: Project Gemini
Edward White partOf Gemini program
Gemini 12 program Gemini program
this entity surface form: Project Gemini
Gemini 12 isFinalMissionOf Gemini program
this entity surface form: Project Gemini
Gemini 4 program Gemini program
this entity surface form: Project Gemini
Gemini 6A spaceProgram Gemini program
this entity surface form: Project Gemini
Gemini 6A partOf Gemini program
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this entity surface form: Project Gemini
Gemini 7 category Gemini program
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Gemini 11 program Gemini program
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Agena Target Vehicle usedByProgram Gemini program
Agena Target Vehicle partOf Gemini program
this entity surface form: Gemini rendezvous and docking program
David R. Scott commanded Apollo 15 participantIn Gemini program
subject surface form: David R. Scott
Gene Kranz participatedIn Gemini program
George M. Low workedOn Gemini program
Richard F. Gordon Jr. participantIn Gemini program
Atlas ICBM usedInProgram Gemini program
this entity surface form: Gemini program (as Atlas-Agena target vehicle)
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station notableFor Gemini program
this entity surface form: Gemini program launches
Pete Conrad workedOn Gemini program
Molly Brown program Gemini program
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NASA Astronaut Group 3 program Gemini program
Elliot M. See Jr. spaceProgram Gemini program
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David R. Scott participantIn Gemini program
Titan rocket family notableMission Gemini program
Countdown: An Autobiography describes Gemini program
Thomas Patten Stafford participantIn Gemini program
Stafford Air & Space Museum (Weatherford, Oklahoma) hasSubject Gemini program
subject surface form: Stafford Air & Space Museum
Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut’s Journeys subject Gemini program
this entity surface form: NASA Gemini program