Questions tagged [project-gemini]
Project Gemini was the second human spaceflight program of the United States. It was conducted between projects Mercury and Apollo, with ten manned flights occurring in 1965 and 1966.
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Gemini Spacecraft - External COLOR of Re-entry Control Section and Rendezvous and Recovery Section?
The Crew Cabin section of the Re-entry module of the Gemini spacecraft is constructed of Rene 41 shingles. Although frequently stated as "black" in color, in close-up appearance, they are ...
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How did the gemini suit pressure demand regulator work?
What is the purpose and the role of the suit pressure demand regulator..
https://www.ibiblio.org/apollo/Documents/GeminiManualVol1.pdf
See section 6-43 for a description of the valve, and there's a ...
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Why does NASA suit color coding not follow conventional navigation color coding?
Pictures of NASA spacesuits like the ones below of Neil Armstrong’s Apollo suit (from the Smithsonian) and Gemini suit usually show the right wrist connection red and the left blue.
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Gemini Ejection seat usage during late stages of reentry
Gemini in one way or another was a somewhat unique spacecraft. One such unique feature was having a ejection seat. While reading trough the document Development and qualification of gemini escape ...
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Were there any external markings or features that allow the Gemini VI and VII capsules to be identified in photographs taken on-orbit?
(Inspired by What are these on the Gemini Spacecraft?)
Gemini VI-A and VII rendezvoused and pictures of the spacecraft were taken.
Given only the pictures and no other information, are there markings ...
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What are these on the Gemini Spacecraft?
What are these (circled in red) protruding from the retrograde section of the Gemini spacecraft?
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Request for high quality Titan II turbopump audio
I'm making a historical spaceflight mod and I'm close to starting work on Titan II. Does anybody have high-quality audio clips of the Titan bwoop?
All I have right now are the news broadcasts for ...
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Mystery balls! Gemini apparently had "thousands of hollow ping-pong-sized balls made of extremely thin aluminum embedded within its walls". What?
This fascinating answer says that "The Gemini capsule floated because it had thousands of hollow balls made of extremely thin aluminum, each composed of two half-spheres welded together, the size ...
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Has Buzz Aldrin’s Line-of-Sight rendezvous method ever been used?
Has Buzz Aldrin’s Line-of-Sight rendezvous method ever been used?
Buzz Aldrin’s 1963 doctoral thesis describes a line-of-sight (LOS) rendezvous technique which is independent of computer and radar ...
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During orbital rendezvous, at what distance and approach velocity does the transition from orbital mechanics to “boating around” occur?
During the intercept (terminal) phase of orbital rendezvous, the intercepting spacecraft must use Proportional Navigation or Orbital Mechanics to develop an intercept course: all that counterintuative ...
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OPS 0855 Gemini B Separation
On 3 November 1966 a modified Titan IIC launched from LC-40 in Cape Canaveral. This launch would be the only launch as part of the Manned Orbiting Laboratory program. Designated OPS 0855 the vehicle ...
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How practical was the suggestion to cut the lanyards on the Gemini 9A mission?
The Gemini 9A mission was supposed to rendezvous with an Agena target vehicle, but due to lanyards not being removed before launch the conical nose shroud was still attached and docking was impossible....
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Which spacecraft are models in this Astronaut Group 1+2 photo?
The picture below of NASA Astronaut Groups 1 and 2 was taken in February 1963. Astronaut Group 1 was the original Mercury 7, and are seated in the front row (Cooper, Grissom, Carpenter, Schirra, ...
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What were the sizes of the roll-on cuffs called?
Early astronauts used roll-on cuffs to collect their urine. I remember hearing once that these cuffs were available in 3 sizes, but the NASA had to change the names of the sizes because astronauts ...
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"Re-entry" vs "Reaction" in RCS
Reading through the Wikipedia (not known for being the bastion of all truth but usually a decent starting point) article for Gemini 8, I came across this passage (emphasis mine):
The astronauts ...
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