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 Gemini - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is part of the winter sky, lying between Taurus to the west and the dim Cancer to the east, with Auriga and the near-invisible Lynx to the north and Monoceros and Canis Minor to the south.
Gemini includes two bright stars, named after the two twins, who correspond to the Dioscuri in Greek mythology - Castor (α), a pretty telescopic binary (actually sextuple), and Pollux (β), which is brighter and more southwesterly.
The brightest deep sky object of Gemini is M35, an open cluster of 5th magnitude, 2 800 light-years from earth.
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 Project Gemini - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The original intention was for Gemini to use a paraglider instead of a parachute, and the crew to be seated upright controlling the forward motion of the craft before its landing.
Gemini is also the name of the third constellation of the Zodiac and its twin stars, Castor and Pollux.
The Gemini program was managed by the Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas, under direction of the Office of Manned Space Flight, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C, Dr. George E. Mueller, Associate Administrator of NASA for Manned Space Flight, served as acting director of the Gemini program.
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 Space Cowboy Saloon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Gemini 5's Titan II first stage survived staging (a feat in itself, considering the Titan II's "fire-in-the-hole" staging process, wherein the second stage engine ignited before the first stage was even severed, which sometimes just blew the first stage to pieces), re-entry, and unassisted splashdown.
Gemini 5, despite a few problems, was a valuable step on the long road to the Moon, and the United States can now claim the lead in the space race with the Soviets.
Gemini 5, although nobody could have known it at the time, was to be his last space flight.
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 Gemini 5 -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Gemini 5 (officially Gemini V) was a 1965 manned spaceflight in (An independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight) NASA's (A program of space flights undertaken by US in 1965 and 1966) Gemini program.
It was the 3rd manned (A zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere between Taurus and Cancer on the ecliptic) Gemini flight, the 11th manned American flight and the 19th spaceflight of all time (includes (Click link for more info and facts about X-15) X-15 flights over 100 km).
Gemini 5 doubled the length of the (Click link for more info and facts about Gemini 4) Gemini 4 mission.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/ge/gemini_5.htm   (1454 words)

  
 Gemini 5
Gemini V was launched from launch complex 19 on the 21st of August 1965 with the objective of remaining in orbit for 8 days.
Gemini V was a mission of many firsts and accomplishments and one that took the US space program ahead of their rivals, the Soviets.
Gemini V serenely orbits above the planet; Cooper was able to see fine details on the Earth from space aboard his first flight, with his second flight he wanted to prove that he had been right in his observations of the Earth.
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 Gemini Spacecraft - Projects Gemini
Gemini spacecraft were launched using Titan launch vehicles instead of Redstone rockets, which resulted in them also being known as Gemini Titan spacecraft.
Gemini mission accomplishments included the first U.S. two-man spaceflight, spacewalk by an American, use of fuel cells for electric power, spacecraft rendezvous, docking with another spacecraft, emergency landing of a U.S. spacecraft and use of an Agena target vehicle's propulsion system for rendezvous operations.
The Gemini program was managed by the Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas, under the supervision of the Office of Manned Spaceflight at NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C. Dr. George E. Mueller acted as program director up until Gemini 5, when William C. Schneider took over the responsibility.
www.aerospaceguide.net /spaceexploration/gemini.html   (1057 words)

  
 Project Gemini - A Chronology. Part 1 (B)
Gemini Project Office approved the formation of an MSC-Gemini PCM Instrumentation Working Group to be responsible for the implementation and compatibility of the airborne and ground PCM system for Gemini.
Gemini Project Office and North American agreed on guidelines for the design of the advanced paraglider trainer, the paraglider system to be used with static test article No. 2, and the paraglider system for the Gemini spacecraft.
Gemini Project Office identified the primary problem area of the spacecraft liquid propellant rocket systems to be the development of a 25-pound thruster able to perform within specification over a burn time of five minutes.
history.nasa.gov /SP-4002/p1b.htm   (14640 words)

  
 Gemini
Truth be told, a Gemini launched atop a Titan 3E or Saturn IVB Centaur could have accomplished a circumlunar flight as early as 1966 and, using earth orbit rendezvous techniques, a landing at least a year before Apollo.
At a cost of 5% of the Apollo project, NASA staged twelve flights, ten of them manned, in the course of which the problems of rendezvous, docking, and learning how to do work in a spacesuit in zero-G were tackled and solved.
Gemini was to have continued to fly into the 1970's as the return capsule of the USAF Manned Orbiting Laboratory program.
www.astronautix.com /craft/gemini.htm   (1162 words)

  
 Conrad, Pete - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Conrad, Pete
Gemini 5 astronauts Pete Conrad and Gordon Cooper.
He flew two Gemini missions in 1965–66, became the third man on the Moon on Apollo 12, which he commanded in 1969, and commanded the first Skylab space station mission in May 1973.
Conrad's Gemini 5 flight established a space endurance record, and he commanded Gemini 12 to a world altitude record.
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 Gemini 5 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pete Conrad (flew on Gemini 5, Gemini 11, Apollo 12, and Skylab 2), Pilot
On August 21, 1965 at 16:07:15 UTC, the REP was released into orbit from the Gemini 5 spacecraft.
S-8/D-13 was an experiment to investigate whether the crews eyesight changed during the mission.
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 Gemini 5
Gemini V cut loose from the booster's second stage at 163 kilometers altitude, with an orbital apogee of 349 kilometers.
Gemini V was out of communications range, so Cooper had to make a decision without help from the ground stations, as the pressure had fallen below 138 newtons per square centimeter (200 pounds per square inch).
The primary objective of the Gemini V mission to demonstrate man's ability to function in the space environment for 8 days and to qualify the spacecraft systems under these conditions was met.
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 Gemini Patches
The Gemini and Agena spacecraft were outlined in rendezvous formation.
The Gemini 12 prime crew (in front) are Astronauts James A. Lovell Jr., (right), command pilot, and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., pilot.
In rear is the Gemini 12 back-up crew, Astronauts L. Gordon Cooper Jr.
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 Gordon Cooper Pete Conrad Gemini 5 8x10
Gemini 5 astronauts Charles "Pete" Conrad and L. Gordon Cooper on board the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Lake Champlain following splashdown and recovery.
The mission was marred by several failures, including an 89 mile overshoot of the landing zone due to incorrect navigation coordinates being transmitted to the spacecraft computer from the ground.
Nevertheless, sixteen of the seventeen planned experiments were completed, and Cooper and Conrad proved that it was possible for astronauts to safely travel in space for the length of time needed to reach the moon.
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 Space history: Gemini Program space history - Gemini missions spaceflight
Project Gemini was a transitional step between the pioneering Mercury Program and the actual landing a man on the moon.
The main objectives of the ten Gemini missions spanning a period of 20 months from 1965 to 1966, were to learn how to "fly" a spacecraft by 1) maneuvering it in orbit and by 2) rendezvousing and docking with other vehicles, which were essential skills for the later Apollo missions.
One of these missions, Gemini VIII, nearly killed the man who would go on to be the first person to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong.
www.thespaceplace.com /history/gemini2.html   (170 words)

  
 Manned Space Chronology: Gemini 5
With a mission duration of nearly eight days, Gemini 5 successfully demonstrated that astronauts could endure weightlessness for the approximate period of time necessary to fly to the Moon and back.
The Gemini 5 capsule was intended to rendezvous with a Rendezvous Evaluation Pod (REP) which was released early in the flight.
Although the REP was successfully deployed, rendezvous with the REP was canceled due to problems with the Gemini 5 fuel cell system, which produced electricity and water during the mission.
www.spaceline.org /flightchron/gemini5.html   (468 words)

  
 Cedar Point information: The Point Online: Rides: Gemini
Gemini is a racing coaster, an attribute that allows it to have double the capacity of a normal coaster.
Gemini's trains start out of the station to travel up and down a 125 ft. hill.
Gemini is a favorite of almost anyone who rides it.
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 Gemini Performance Solutions - Breaking News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Established in 1990, Gemini Learning Systems Inc. is the creator of Gemini SWIFT 5, an eLearning Content Management System that allows organizations to easily create, deliver, sell, manage, track, analyze and dynamically update adaptive learning over the Internet, Intranet or on CD-ROM using existing or new content.
Gemini SWIFT 5 is comprised of the Gemini Author (an XML-based authoring environment), GeMS (Gemini Management Server), and SWIFT Technology.
Gemini is a wholly owned subsidiary of Florida-based Salient Cybertech, Inc. (OTC BB: SLEL) and can be found at www.gemini.com or call (866)-499-9543.
www.gemini.com /news/new_may3-01.html   (446 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Business | Cap Gemini cuts 5,500 jobs
Beleaguered consultancy Cap Gemini Ernst & Young is to axe a further 5,500 jobs, as it attempts to stem a slump in demand in its core tech market.
While Cap Gemini profited from the telecoms boom in the late 1990s, the firm has suffered in a downturn which has seen clients cut back on spending on computers systems and consulting services.
Mr Hermelin forecast on Thursday that Cap Gemini would revenues were stabilising, after dropping 15.3% in the first quarter of the year.
news.bbc.co.uk /low/english/business/newsid_2070000/2070732.stm   (352 words)

  
 Fun & Games   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Scheduled activities aren't exactly Gemini's strong suit; if, when the time comes to attend the meeting or appointment, Gemini feels like doing something else, they'll be hard-pressed to think of a reason not to follow their own whim or they'll become irritable at having to do something they don't want to do.
Geminis are the original multi-taskers but they lack follow-through and tend to drop projects, lovers and jobs as soon as things become even remotely dull.
Gemini could greatly benefit from taking the path of "quality, not quantity." This kind of focus and connection could be learned from Sagittarius, the Philosopher of the Zodiac, who is a thinker, like Gemini, but unlike Gemini likes to delve deeply to learn the truths of the Universe.
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 Gemini Information, complete information on this zodiac sun sign.
Gemini, the sign of the Twins, is dual-natured, elusive, complex and contradictory.
Gemini rules the arms, shoulders, hands, lungs and nervous system and its subjects need to beware of diseases and accidents associated with the upper part of the body, as well as nervous and pulmonary disorders such as catarrh and bronchitis.
This is the worst Gemini trait of all.
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 Gemini Performance Solutions - Breaking News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The latest version of Gemini SWIFT 5 can be downloaded free of charge to "try before you buy" with licensing starting as low as $5,000.00.
Established in 1990, Gemini Learning Systems Inc. is the creator of Gemini SWIFT 5, an eLearning System that allows organizations to easily create, deliver, sell, manage, track, analyze, and dynamically update adaptive learning over the Internet, Intranet, or on CD-ROM.
Gemini SWIFT 5 is comprised of the SWIFT Author (an XML-based WYSIWYG authoring environment), GeMS (Gemini eLearning Management System), and the SWIFT technology.
www.gemini.com /news/new_may29-01.html   (430 words)

  
 Gemini - PDF to HTML, Word, XML, Image, JPEG, TIFF extraction/conversion desktop application
Gemini is able to retain the layout of your PDF pages in nearly all of its supported output formats.
Gemini is fully able to support documents containing double-byte fonts and will output Unicode equivalents of character codes whenever it is required.
Since Gemini is now both a plug-in and a stand-alone application it merges all the functionality of previous versions of "Gemini" and "Gemini Solo" into one product.
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 On The Shoulders of Titans - Ch11-3
Since the trouble remained a mystery, IBM modified the Gemini V computer with a manual switch that allowed areas that might have caused the problem to be bypassed.
Another requirement for the first rendezvous flight that Cooper and Conrad rehearsed was a simultaneous launch countdown, which involved their Titan II and spacecraft on pad 19 and an Atlas-Agena on pad 14, to give the launch crew and flight controllers some experience in launching two vehicles at precise times.
On 22 July, the Gemini V crew went through the motions of a double launch, including five holds - for propellant tanking, a faulty command panel switch, spacecraft problems, erratic range sequencer performance, and spurious pulses received at Lockheed's ground stations.
www.hq.nasa.gov /office/pao/History/SP-4203/ch11-3.htm   (1404 words)

  
 collectSPACE - the collection - Gemini-Titan 5 Heatshield
The Gemini heatshield was a dish-shaped structure that formed the large end of the reentry module.
Constructed of a load-carrying Fiberglas sandwich structure consisting of two 5-ply faceplates of resin-impregnated glass cloth separated by a 0.65inch thick Fiberglas honeycomb core, an additional Fiberglas honeycomb was bonded to the convex side of the sandwich and filled with Dow-Corning DC-325 ablative material.
Encased in a lucite cylinder 3 inches in diameter, 2.5 inches tall, and engraved "Gemini V Aug. 21-29, 1965" at the bottom, the top 1/4 inch of this segment of Gemini V heatshield was turned fl from the intense frictional heat of reentry into the Earth's atmosphere.
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 Unifurn - Commercial Furniture - Seating Task, Gemini 5 PU
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 Gemini - zZounds.com
The CD-1800X is Gemini‰s best standalone professional CD player with such strong points as Real Time Scratch Effects, Instant Start, and 4 instant start cue buttons.
The Gemini GSM1580 DJ PA speaker cabinet delivers full range impact with a 15 in.
Gemini is proud to present the UX-16, professional 16 channel UHF PLL wireless headset microphone.
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 Gemini 5   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Gordon Cooper (flew on Mercury 9 & Gemini 5), Command Pilot
Pete Conrad (flew on Gemini 5, Gemini 11, Apollo 12, & Skylab 2), Pilot
REP (Radar Evaluation Pod) sub-satellite: On August 21, 1965 at 16:07:15 UTC, the REP was released into orbit from the Gemini 5 spacecraft.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/G/Gemini-5.htm   (1271 words)

  
 Gemini 5
Erector at Pad 19 is lowered for launch of Gemini 5 spacecraft
Gemini Program Office (GPO), encouraged by several highly successful tests, reported that all orbit attitude and maneuver system thrust chamber assembly (TCA) designs had been frozen.
With the computer problem unresolved and the weather deteriorating rapidly, the mission was scrubbed and rescheduled for August 21.
www.astronautix.com /flights/gemini5.htm   (6169 words)

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