Gemini 3

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NASA Gemini program mission crewed spaceflight mission

Gemini 3 was NASA’s first crewed Gemini spacecraft mission, flown in 1965 by astronauts Gus Grissom and John Young to test orbital maneuvering and spacecraft systems for future spaceflights.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NASA Gemini program mission → crewed spaceflight mission →
apoapsis	approximately 224 kilometers →
callSign	Molly Brown →
commander	Gus Grissom →
country	United States →
crewMember	Gus Grissom → John Young →
crewNationality	American →
crewSize	2 →
followedBy	Gemini 4 →
inclination	about 32.6 degrees →
isFirstCrewedOfProgram	true →
landingDate	1965-03-23 →
landingSite	Atlantic Ocean →
launchDate	1965-03-23 →
launchLocation	Cape Kennedy Air Force Station → Florida →
launchSite	Cape Kennedy Air Force Station Launch Complex 19 → LC-19 →
launchVehicle	Titan II GLV →
launchYear	1965 →
missionDuration	4 hours 52 minutes →
missionNumberInProgram	3 →
missionPatchFeature	Gemini spacecraft in orbit → Roman numeral III →
missionType	crewed orbital test flight →
notableFirst	first crewed Gemini mission → first crewed flight of the Titan II GLV →
operator	NASA →
orbitsCompleted	3 →
periapsis	approximately 161 kilometers →
pilot	John Young →
precededBy	Gemini 2 →
primaryObjective	test orbital maneuvering capabilities → test spacecraft systems for future missions →
program	Gemini program →
recoveryShip	USS Intrepid →
reentryType	ballistic reentry →
spaceAgency	National Aeronautics and Space Administration →
spacecraftManufacturer	McDonnell Aircraft Corporation →
spacecraftName	Molly Brown →
spacecraftType	Gemini spacecraft →
testedSystem	attitude control system → guidance and navigation system → life support system → orbital maneuvering system →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Gemini program →	firstCrewedMission
Gemini 4 →	precededBy
Titan II GLV →	usedForMission