Gemini SC-4

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Gemini SC-4 was the NASA spacecraft used for the Gemini 4 mission, which carried astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White on the first American spacewalk in 1965.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Gemini SC-3 1
Gemini SC-4 canonical 1
Gemini SC-5 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Gemini spacecraft
crewed spacecraft
attitudeControl reaction control system
callSign Gemini 4
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
crewCompartment pressurized
crewMember Edward White
surface form: Edward H. White II

James A. McDivitt
crewRole_Edward_H_White_II pilot
crewRole_James_A_McDivitt command pilot
crewSize 2
EVAastronaut Edward White
surface form: Edward H. White II
EVAstartDate 1965-06-03
firstAmericanEVA true
followedBy Gemini SC-4 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Gemini SC-5
heatShieldType ablative heat shield
historicalSignificance advanced U.S. capability for Apollo lunar missions
landingDate 1965-06-07
launchDate 1965-06-03
launchSite Cape Kennedy Air Force Station Launch Complex 19
launchVehicle Titan II GLV
manufacturer McDonnell Douglas
surface form: McDonnell Aircraft Corporation
mission Gemini 4
missionDuration 4 days
approximately 97 hours
missionNumberInProgram second crewed Gemini mission
notableAchievement first American spacewalk
numberOfOrbits 62
operator NASA
orbitType low Earth orbit
powerSource fuel cells
precededBy Gemini SC-4 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Gemini SC-3
program Gemini program
recovery Atlantic Ocean
recoveryBy USS Wasp
surface form: USS Wasp (CVS-18)
reentryLandingMethod parachute splashdown
reentryMethod ballistic reentry
spaceAgency NASA
surface form: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
spacecraftConfiguration two-seat capsule
spacecraftType Gemini spacecraft
surface form: Gemini capsule
spacewalkDuration approximately 23 minutes
spacewalkPerformed yes
usedFor extravehicular activity tests
long-duration spaceflight tests
rendezvous procedures evaluation
yearOfMission 1965

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gemini 4 spacecraftName Gemini SC-4
Gemini 6A spacecraftName Gemini SC-4
this entity surface form: Gemini SC6
Gemini SC-4 precededBy Gemini SC-4 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Gemini SC-3
Gemini SC-4 followedBy Gemini SC-4 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Gemini SC-5