Gemini
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Gemini was NASA’s second human spaceflight program in the 1960s, designed to develop critical orbital maneuvers, long-duration flights, and spacewalk techniques that enabled the later Apollo Moon landings.
Observed surface forms (9)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gemini program | 0 |
| Gemini 3 | 0 |
| Gemini 4 | 0 |
| Gemini 12 | 0 |
| Gemini spacecraft | 0 |
| Gemini 5 | 0 |
| Gemini 6A | 0 |
| Gemini 7 | 0 |
| Gemini 8 | 0 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA human spaceflight program
ⓘ
crewed spacecraft ⓘ crewed spaceflight mission ⓘ spaceflight program ⓘ |
| achievement |
14-day long-duration mission
ⓘ
first American spacewalk ⓘ first docking of two spacecraft in orbit ⓘ first long-duration U.S. spaceflight over 7 days ⓘ first successful crewed orbital rendezvous ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewCapacity | 2 astronauts ⓘ |
| crewMember |
Buzz Aldrin
NERFINISHED
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Ed White NERFINISHED ⓘ Gus Grissom NERFINISHED ⓘ James A. Lovell Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ James McDivitt NERFINISHED ⓘ John Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedCapability | precision reentry and landing control ⓘ |
| developedTechnique |
docking with target vehicle
ⓘ
extravehicular activity ⓘ orbital rendezvous ⓘ |
| endDate | 1966 ⓘ |
| firstCrewedFlight | Gemini 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastCrewedFlight | Gemini 12 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate |
1965-03-23
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1965-06-03 ⓘ 1966-11-11 ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Titan II GLV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfLaunch | Cape Kennedy Air Force Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | McDonnell Aircraft Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMission |
Gemini 10
NERFINISHED
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Gemini 11 NERFINISHED ⓘ Gemini 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ Gemini 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ Gemini 6A NERFINISHED ⓘ Gemini 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ Gemini 8 NERFINISHED ⓘ Gemini 9A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfCrewedMissions | 10 ⓘ |
| numberOfUncrewedMissions | 2 ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| predecessor | Mercury program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
develop docking techniques
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develop extravehicular activity techniques ⓘ develop long-duration human spaceflight ⓘ develop orbital rendezvous techniques ⓘ prepare for Apollo Moon landings ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| spacecraft | Gemini spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1961 ⓘ |
| successor | Apollo program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.