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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gemini 11 canonical | 15 |
| Gemini 11 spacecraft | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T645496 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gemini 11 Context triple: [Gemini program, notableMission, Gemini 11]
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A.
Gemini 5
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.
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B.
Gemini 3
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.
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C.
Gemini 12
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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D.
Gemini 7
Gemini 7 was a 1965 NASA crewed spacecraft mission that conducted a long-duration 14-day flight to study the effects of space travel on the human body and served as the passive target for the first crewed space rendezvous with Gemini 6A.
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E.
Gemini 4
Gemini 4 was a 1965 NASA crewed spaceflight best known for carrying out the first American spacewalk during the Gemini program.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gemini 11 Target entity description: 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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A.
Gemini 5
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.
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B.
Gemini 3
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.
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C.
Gemini 12
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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D.
Gemini 7
Gemini 7 was a 1965 NASA crewed spacecraft mission that conducted a long-duration 14-day flight to study the effects of space travel on the human body and served as the passive target for the first crewed space rendezvous with Gemini 6A.
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E.
Gemini 4
Gemini 4 was a 1965 NASA crewed spaceflight best known for carrying out the first American spacewalk during the Gemini program.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gemini program mission
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crewed spaceflight ⓘ |
| apogee | approximately 1,370 kilometers ⓘ |
| commander |
Charles Conrad
ⓘ
surface form:
Charles Conrad Jr.
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewMember |
Charles Conrad
ⓘ
surface form:
Charles Conrad Jr.
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
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
Cape Canaveral ⓘ
surface form:
Cape Kennedy, Florida
|
| launchVehicle | Titan II GLV ⓘ |
| launchYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| missionDuration | 2 days 23 hours 17 minutes ⓘ |
| missionNumber | 11 ⓘ |
| missionObjective |
advance orbital rendezvous techniques
ⓘ
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
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| spacecraftType | Gemini spacecraft ⓘ |
| tetherExperiment | conducted gravity-gradient stabilization test with Agena ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gemini 11 Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gemini 11 spacecraft