Gemini 11
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Gemini 11 was a 1966 NASA crewed spaceflight that advanced orbital rendezvous, docking, and high-altitude operations as part of the Gemini program’s preparation for Apollo lunar missions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gemini program mission
ⓘ
crewed spaceflight ⓘ |
| apogee | approximately 1,370 kilometers ⓘ |
| commander | Charles Conrad Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewMember |
Charles Conrad Jr.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard F. Gordon Jr. ⓘ |
| crewSize | 2 ⓘ |
| docking | performed successful docking with Agena Target Vehicle ⓘ |
| dockingTarget | Agena Target Vehicle ⓘ |
| EVA |
Richard F. Gordon Jr.
ⓘ
surface form:
performed by Richard F. Gordon Jr.
|
| EVAcount | 2 ⓘ |
| EVAType |
spacewalk with tether operations
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stand-up EVA ⓘ |
| followedBy | Gemini 12 ⓘ |
| highApogeeRecord | set crewed Earth-orbit altitude record at time of flight ⓘ |
| landingDate | 1966-09-15 ⓘ |
| landingSite | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1966-09-12 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Cape Kennedy Air Force Station Launch Complex 19
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Cape Kennedy, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Titan II GLV ⓘ |
| launchYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| missionDuration | 2 days 23 hours 17 minutes ⓘ |
| missionNumber | 11 ⓘ |
| missionObjective |
advance orbital rendezvous techniques
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conduct extravehicular activity ⓘ conduct high-altitude operations ⓘ demonstrate docking operations ⓘ demonstrate tethered station-keeping ⓘ test procedures in preparation for Apollo lunar missions ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitInclination | 28.8 degrees ⓘ |
| orbitPeriod | approximately 90 minutes ⓘ |
| perigee | approximately 280 kilometers ⓘ |
| pilot | Richard F. Gordon Jr. ⓘ |
| precededBy | Gemini 10 ⓘ |
| program | Gemini program ⓘ |
| recoveryMethod | splashdown in Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| recoveryShip | USS Guam ⓘ |
| rendezvous | performed direct-ascent rendezvous with Agena Target Vehicle ⓘ |
| scientificExperiment |
photography of Earth and celestial objects
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radiation measurements at high altitude ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated high-altitude operations in low Earth orbit
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key step in preparing rendezvous and docking techniques for Apollo lunar missions ⓘ |
| spacecraftManufacturer |
McDonnell Douglas
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surface form:
McDonnell Aircraft Corporation
|
| spacecraftType | Gemini spacecraft ⓘ |
| tetherExperiment | conducted gravity-gradient stabilization test with Agena ⓘ |
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