Gemini 12

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Gemini 12 was the final crewed mission of NASA’s Gemini program, notable for successfully advancing spacewalk techniques and rendezvous/docking procedures that paved the way for Apollo lunar missions.

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Gemini 12 canonical 18
Gemini XII 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NASA Gemini program mission
crewed spaceflight mission
callsign Gemini 12 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Gemini XII
commander Jim Lovell
surface form: James A. Lovell Jr.
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crewEVAHours 5 hours 30 minutes (approximate)
crewMember Buzz Aldrin
surface form: Edwin E. Aldrin Jr.

Jim Lovell
surface form: James A. Lovell Jr.
crewSize 2
dockedWith Agena Target Vehicle
surface form: Agena Target Vehicle GATV-12
EVAHighlights successful completion of planned spacewalk tasks
use of handholds and footholds to reduce astronaut fatigue
EVAPerformedBy Buzz Aldrin
surface form: Edwin E. Aldrin Jr.
EVAType stand-up EVA
tethered EVA
umbilical EVA
followedBy Apollo 1
surface form: Apollo 1 (planned)
isFinalMissionOf Gemini program
surface form: Project Gemini
landingDate 1966-11-15
landingSite Atlantic Ocean
launchDate 1966-11-11
launchSite Cape Kennedy Air Force Station Launch Complex 19
launchVehicle Titan II GLV
lowEarthOrbit yes
missionCategory pre-Apollo test mission
missionDuration 3 days 22 hours 34 minutes
missionNumber 12
missionObjective extravehicular activity (EVA) experiments
rendezvous and docking with Agena target vehicle
testing techniques for Apollo lunar missions
missionOutcome success
missionPatchDesigner Jim Lovell
surface form: James A. Lovell Jr.
notableFor advancing spacewalk techniques
refining rendezvous and docking procedures
orbitsCompleted 59
pavedWayFor Apollo program
surface form: Apollo lunar landing missions
pilot Buzz Aldrin
surface form: Edwin E. Aldrin Jr.
precededBy Gemini 11
program Gemini program
surface form: Project Gemini
recoveryShip USS Wasp (CV-18)
surface form: USS Wasp (CVS-18)
reentryType controlled ballistic reentry
rendezvousTechnique orbital rendezvous with target vehicle
scientificExperiment photography experiments
ultraviolet astronomical observations
zodiacal light observations
spaceAgency NASA
spacecraftManufacturer McDonnell Douglas
surface form: McDonnell Aircraft Corporation
spacecraftType Gemini spacecraft
yearOfSpaceflight 1966

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Buzz Aldrin mission Gemini 12
Apollo 1 precededBy Gemini 12
Titan II GLV usedForMission Gemini 12
Titan II GLV lastFlightMission Gemini 12
Jim Lovell participantIn Gemini 12
Gemini 12 callsign Gemini 12 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Gemini XII
Gemini 11 followedBy Gemini 12
Buzz spaceMission Gemini 12
Buzz wasCrewMemberOf Gemini 12
LC-19 launchedMission Gemini 12
Launch Complex 19 notableLaunch Gemini 12
Marilyn Lovell spouseMission Gemini 12