Gemini 5
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Gemini 5 was a 1965 NASA crewed spaceflight that set a then-record for longest human space mission, demonstrating key endurance and rendezvous technologies for the Apollo program.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gemini spacecraft No. 5 | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gemini program mission
ⓘ
crewed spaceflight ⓘ |
| abbreviation | GT-5 ⓘ |
| apogee | about 350 km ⓘ |
| backupCommander | Neil A. Armstrong ⓘ |
| backupPilot | Elliot M. See Jr. ⓘ |
| callsign | Gemini 5 self-link ⓘ |
| commander | Gordon Cooper ⓘ |
| contributionTo | development of Apollo rendezvous and docking techniques ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewMember |
Pete Conrad
ⓘ
surface form:
Charles "Pete" Conrad
Gordon Cooper ⓘ |
| crewNationality | American ⓘ |
| crewSize | 2 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Gemini 6A ⓘ |
| inclination | about 32.6 degrees ⓘ |
| landingDate | 1965-08-29 ⓘ |
| landingMethod | parachute splashdown ⓘ |
| landingSite | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1965-08-21 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Cape Canaveral
ⓘ
surface form:
Cape Canaveral, Florida
Cape Kennedy Air Force Station Launch Complex 19 ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Titan II GLV ⓘ |
| missionDuration | 7 days 22 hours 55 minutes ⓘ |
| missionNumber | 5 ⓘ |
| missionType | test and development mission ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
first crewed spacecraft to use fuel cells as primary power source
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set new space endurance record in 1965 ⓘ |
| objective |
demonstrate long-duration human spaceflight endurance
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gather biomedical data on crew over extended mission ⓘ qualify fuel cells for spacecraft electrical power ⓘ test rendezvous guidance and navigation techniques ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitsCompleted | 120 ⓘ |
| orbitType | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| perigee | about 162 km ⓘ |
| pilot |
Pete Conrad
ⓘ
surface form:
Charles "Pete" Conrad
|
| powerSource | fuel cells ⓘ |
| precededBy | Gemini 4 ⓘ |
| program |
Gemini program
ⓘ
surface form:
Project Gemini
|
| record | longest human spaceflight at time of mission ⓘ |
| recoveryShip | USS Lake Champlain ⓘ |
| relatedProgram | Apollo program ⓘ |
| spaceAgency |
NASA
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surface form:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
|
| spacecraftConfiguration | two-seat capsule ⓘ |
| spacecraftManufacturer |
McDonnell Douglas
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surface form:
McDonnell Aircraft Corporation
|
| spacecraftSerialNumber |
Gemini 5
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Gemini spacecraft No. 5
|
| spacecraftType | Gemini spacecraft ⓘ |
| yearOfMission | 1965 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
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this entity surface form:
Gemini spacecraft No. 5