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	Gemini Flights
		The launch was rescheduled for December 15, 1965 and the mission was redesignated as Gemini 6A.
		Gemini 7 became the new rendezvous target for Gemini 6A.
		The launch was rescheduled for June 3, 1966 and the mission was redesignated as Gemini 9A.
	pages.prodigy.net /pxkb94ars/Astro_Gemini.htm (133 words)

	Britain.tv Wikipedia - Gemini 7
		Gemini 7 was originally intended to fly after Gemini 6, but the original Gemini 6 mission was cancelled after the failure during launch of the Agena Target Vehicle it was meant to rendezvous and dock with.
		Gemini VII was the longest space flight in U.S. history, until the Skylab missions of the 1970s.
		Gemini 6A launched December 15, after a day-long delay due to a malfunction right at the point of ignition.
	www.britain.tv /wikipedia.php?title=Gemini_7 (1371 words)

	Gemini Project
		Gemini 1 was to check compatibility between the Gemini spacecraft and the Titan II launch vehicle (see Gemini-Titan II) and no attempt was made to separate the two during their brief flight.
		Gemini 4’s goals were to evaluate the spacecraft and crew during a lengthy stay in space, rendezvous with the spent Titan II second stage, carry out the first American spacewalk, and continue testing the Orbital Attitude Maneuvering System (OAMS).
		Gemini 4's tanks were only half the size of later models, and the fuel can to be conserved for essential maneuvering later in the mission.
	www.daviddarling.info /encyclopedia/G/Gemini_Project.html (3217 words)

	Britain.tv Wikipedia - Gemini 1
		Gemini 1 was the first unmanned test flight of the Gemini spacecraft.
		As well as this it would be the first test of the new tracking and communication systems for the Gemini program and provided training for the ground support crews for the first manned missions.
		The Gemini 1 remained attached to the Titan II second stage throughout the four days it spent in orbit.
	www.britain.tv /wikipedia.php?title=Gemini_1 (506 words)

	Space Program - Gemini Info
		Gemini 1 proved the basic spacecraft and booster structure and Gemini 2 was slated to show that a high altitude was survivable.
		Gemini 4 had been inorbit for four days and no adverse effects on man or machine had been found and as such, an eight day mission for Gemini 5 was a go.
		Gemini 7 was to be the long duration mission of the programme and the spacecraft could serve as the target for Gemini 6, although no docking could be attempted.
	members.tripod.com /spacecapsule/gemini_info.html (7219 words)

	Space Mission Patches - Gemini 6A Patch
		The Gemini 6 patch is hexagonal in shape, reflecting the mission number; and the spacecraft trajectory also traces out the number "6".
		The Gemini 6 spacecraft is shown superimposed on the "twin stars" Castor and Pollux, for "Gemini".
		After the mission was revised to rendezvous with Gemini 7 instead of the Agena target vehicle, the patch was redesigned with the designation "GEMINI 6" in place of the original "GTA-6", and the outline of a Gemini spacecraft in place of the Agena.
	www.genedorr.com /patches/Gemini/Ge06.html (407 words)

	Gemini Program
		This was the second uncrewed Gemini test mission, consisting of a sub-orbital ballistic flight and reentry with the primary objectives being to demonstrate the adequacy of the spacecraft reentry module's heat protection during a maximum heating rate return, the structural integrity of the spacecraft, and the performance of spacecraft systems.
		Gemini 6A was scheduled to launch on December 12, 1965, but the launch was aborted one second after engine ignition because an electrical umbilical separated prematurely.
		Gemini 6A caught up to Gemini 7 and rendezvous was technically achieved and stationkeeping begun on 15 December at 19:33 UTC with the two Gemini spacecraft in zero relative motion at a distance of 110 meters.
	filer.case.edu /~sjr16/advanced/20th_close_gemini.html (6831 words)

	Wikinfo \| Gemini 6A (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Gemini 6 was originally intended to be the first mission to dock with an Agena Target Vehicle.
		So the decision was made to launch Gemini 7 on its already planned 14 day mission and then launch Gemini 6A (it was referred to as 6A as to distinguish it from the original 6 mission).
		Gemini 6A would be the active spacecraft, making all the burns, while Gemini 7 acted as the passive target.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Gemini_6A (1171 words)

	Space Cowboy Saloon
		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's computer fires the retro rockets early (someone fed it the wrong command from the ground), causing Gordo and Pete to abandon the planned demonstration of the controlled-re-entry guidance system, and they end up landing some 91 miles short of the planned splashdown area.
		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.
	groups.msn.com /SpaceCowboySaloon/gemini5.msnw (1236 words)

	WallySchirra.Com - Gemini VI-A
		He served as the backup command pilot for Gemini GT-3 (Gemini-Titan), the first American two-man space mission flown by Grissom and John W. Young, an astronaut chosen with the second astronaut class dubbed the "New Nine." On June 22, 1965, Schirra was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson for promotion from commander to captain.
		Gemini 6 was removed from the pad and replaced by Gemini 7, which was launched on December 4, 1965, on a planned 14-day flight.
		Gemini 6 was redesignated Gemini 6-A. Eight days later, Schirra and pilot Thomas P. Stafford were in their spacecraft atop the Titan II booster when it ignited, then shut down after only two seconds.
	www.wallyschirra.com /gemini.htm (1026 words)

	Gemini Project
		Project Gemini was a transitional step between the Mercury program and the actual landing a man on the moon.
		The Gemini craft was an enlargement of the Mercury capsule and the size were 5.8 m (19 ft)long, 3 m.(10 ft) in diameter, it had to fit two astronauts.
		Gemini 7 was used for rendezvous due to Gemini 6 was scrubbed.The primary objective was to determine whether humans could live in space for 14 days.
	www.thaitechnics.com /lunar/gemini.html (422 words)

	A History of U.S. Spacecraft: Studying Earth and Space (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Gemini 1 was launched primarily for the purpose of testing the launch vehicle and its compatibility with the spacecraft.
		Gemini 2 was also a test flight, testing the spacecraft’s flight performance, re-entry, and parachute.
		The Gemini 3 flight completed three orbits in 4 hours 53 minutes and became a milestone because it was the first time a crew had manually controlled a maneuver in space and conducted a manually controlled re-entry.
	www.davesite.com /spacecraft/earth.shtml (517 words)

	Space Cowboy Saloon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Gemini 8's prime objectives were to perform the first successful docking with the Gemini Agena Target Vehicle (GATV), and the second American spacewalk.
		Gemini 8's thruster malfunctions were traced by McDonnell to an electrical short circuit that caused the fuel-flow solenoid in the thruster to stick open, thus causing the thruster to fire continuously.
		While only one of Gemini 8's major objectives was achieved (the docking with the Agena) and the mission was brought home early, NASA couldn't help but be impressed with the cool-headed way Neil and Dave brought the potential disaster under control.
	groups.msn.com /SpaceCowboySaloon/gemini8.msnw (1409 words)

	Gemini 6A Heatshield Presentation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Gemini 6 was the fifth manned flight of the United States' two-man spacecraft.
		On December 15, 1965, Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford closed to within a meter of Gemini 7, performing the world's first rendezvous between two manned spacecraft.
		This Spaceflori 8" x 10" presentation displays a segment of flown Gemini 6 heatshield.
	www.countdowncreations.com /flowngt6p.htm (112 words)

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		Gemini 5 is launched, carrying Gordo Cooper and Pete Conrad.
		Gemini 7 is launched, carrying Frank Borman and Jim Lovell.
		Gemini 6A is launched, carrying Wally Schirra and Tom Stafford.
	members.lycos.co.uk /AdAstra/y1965.htm (102 words)

	Manned Space Chronology: Gemini 6A
		On October 28, 1965 the White House issued a statement that the manned Gemini 6 spacecraft would attempt a rendezvous with the manned Gemini 7 spacecraft later in the year.
		Primary mission objectives included a rendezvous with the Gemini 7 spacecraft, stationkeeping during joint rendezvous operations, testing the visibility and communications between the two spacecraft and the performance of three on-board experiments.
		The Gemini 6A spacecraft was then maneuvered away, and the two spacecraft flew in formation at a distance of about 30 miles until Gemini 6A commenced re-entry operations.
	www.spaceline.org /flightchron/gemini6a.html (437 words)

	Space Mission Patches - Gemini 9A Patch
		The patch is in the shape of a shield, showing Gemini docked to Agena, with a spacewalking astronaut whose umbilical traces out the number 9.
		In the course of events, the originally planned Agena target was lost due to a failed launch; and the launch shroud on the replacement ATDA (augmented target docking adapter) failed to deploy properly, thwarting the docking attempt.
		While the mission designation was changed to Gemini-Titan IXA to reflect this substitution and the corresponding change in mission objectives, the patch was not updated -- in contrast to the revision of the Gemini 6A patch under similar circumstances.
	www.genedorr.com /patches/Gemini/Ge09.html (385 words)

	NSSDC Master Catalog Display: Spacecraft (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Gemini 6A was scheduled to launch on 12 December 1965, but the launch was aborted one second after engine ignition because an electrical umbilical separated prematurely.
		Rendezvous was technically achieved and stationkeeping begun at 2:33 with the two Gemini spacecraft in zero relative motion at a distance of 110 meters.
		The Gemini program was designed as a bridge between the Mercury and Apollo programs, primarily to test equipment and mission procedures in Earth orbit and to train astronauts and ground crews for future Apollo missions.
	nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov /database/MasterCatalog?sc=1965-104A (1449 words)

	Gemini 6A - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It was the last U.S. spacecraft to be flown using batteries as the primary power source (except for the Apollo Lunar Module, which used batteries, but was augmented by the fuel cells on the Apollo Command Module while docked).
		However, after a failure in the Agena target 6 minutes after its launch (when the crew of Gemini 6 was already sitting in their capsule waiting for their launch), the mission was canceled.
		The new mission would be known as Gemini 6A, and would launch eight days after the launch of Borman and Lovell's Gemini VII.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gemini_6A (1312 words)

	Joseph Wambolt
		But on Gemini the crew had enough onboard instrumentation to make their own determination where they were in trouble during booster ascent with the data provided, and they could decide whether or not the situation was critical [enough] to abort or whether to continue with the mission.
		That mission that was [now] attempted was called [Gemini] 6A and there was a lot of pressure to put that mission back in the air because they wanted to rendezvous.
		As I recall, the Gemini Program was the first to come up with 14 days in orbit, and the nature of the medical effects on the astronauts was unknown at that time.
	www.aero.org /corporation/wambolt.html (4047 words)

	James A. Lovell, Jr.: Astronaut - EnchantedLearning.com
		Gemini 7: In 1962, Lovell was selected as a NASA astronaut.
		During this mission, they rendezvoused with Gemini 6A (flown by Wally Schirra and Tom Stafford) - this was the first rendezvous of two manned spacecraft.
		Gemini 12: Lovell commanded the 1966 Gemini 12 mission with pilot Buzz Aldrin.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /explorers/page/l/lovell.shtml (575 words)

	Stafford, Thomas
		The Gemini 6 mission was delayed and re-planned after the launch failure of the Gemini Agena Target Vehicle 6 on October 25, 1965.
		The Gemini 9 backup crew flew after Elliot See and Charles Bassett died on February 28, 1966 when their T-38 trainer jet crashed in St. Louis.
		The Gemini 9 was delayed and re-planned after the launch failure of the Gemini Agena Target Vehicle 9 on May 17, 1966.
	pages.prodigy.net /pxkb94ars/Stafford_Thomas.htm (274 words)

	Chronofile: The Exobiological Era (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Gemini 4 was the second crewed mission of the Gemini series and carried James McDivitt and Edward White on a 4-day, 62-orbit, 98-hr flight from June 3 to "splashdown" June 7, 1965.
		Gemini 10 was the eighth crewed Earth-orbiting spacecraft of the Gemini series, carrying astronauts John Young and Michael Collins.
		Gemini 11 was the ninth crewed Earth-orbiting spacecraft of the Gemini series, carrying astronauts Charles "Pete" Conrad and Richard Gordon.
	hometown.aol.com /eilatlog/chronofile/chronofile-exobiol.html (14255 words)

	TheSpaceRace.com - The Gemini Program (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Gemini spacecraft carried two astronauts and it was the first spacecraft to use a hydrogen fuel cell to generate electricity.
		Gemini astronauts performed the first orbital rendezvous and docking as well as the first American spacewalk.
		By the time the Gemini Program ended in 1966 the Americans were catching up with or even surpassing the Russians in the space race.
	www.thespacerace.com /gemini/index.php (233 words)

	Cernan, Eugene Andrew (1934-)
		He was a CapCom (Capsule Communicator) during the joint Gemini 7/Gemini 6A mission and became the pilot of Gemini 9 following the death of a prime crew member.
		He was also backup pilot for Gemini 12, backup Lunar Module pilot for Apollo 7, Lunar Module pilot for Apollo 10, backup commander for Apollo 14, and commander for Apollo 17, becoming the eleventh and (so far) penultimate person to step onto the Moon’s surface and the last to leave his footprints there.
		Afterward he served as special assistant to the manager of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, before resigning from NASA and the Navy on Jul. 1, 1976, to become an executive of Coral Petroleum, Inc. of Houston, Texas.
	www.daviddarling.info /encyclopedia/C/Cernan.html (233 words)

	Astronaut and Cosmonaut Medical Histories
		Parachute deployment during Gemini 3 re-entry was so violent that Grissom's helmet faceplate was holed from impacting a knob on the spacecraft instrument panel.
		Parachute deployment during Gemini 6A re-entry was so violent that Schirra's helmet faceplate cracked from impacting the metal glove-attachment ring on his spacesuit.
		Parachute deployment during Gemini 3 re-entry was so violent that Young's helmet faceplate was cracked from impacting a window in the spacecraft.
	www.doctorzebra.com /drz/s_medhx.html (8022 words)

	Aerospace Engineering Online: The Race to the Moon 1965
		Milestone: Gemini VI mission was scrubbed because its Agena target for rendezvous and docking failed.
		Therefore, Gemini VII was used for rendezvous instead.
		Milestone: First space rendezvous accomplished with Gemini VII, station-keeping for over five hours at distances from 0.3 to 90 m (1 to 295 ft).
	www.sae.org /aeromag/moon/race/04.htm (145 words)

	Walter M. Schirra, Jr. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		GT-6A.In Gemini 6A Schirra and Tom Stafford completed a non-docking orbital rendezvous with astronauts Frank Borman and
		Schirra's third and final mission began on October 11, 1968, when he was launched as a commander of Apollo 7, the first manned Apollo mission, making him the only Mercury astronaut to fly aboard Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo spacecrafts.
		During the flight, astronauts Schirra, Don Eisele, and Walter Cunningham, tested the spacecraft's systems, in particular the systems that had been redesigned after the Apollo I fire.
	www.worldsfinestnavy.com /WalterSchirra.html (766 words)

	Gemini Observatory Photo Gallery - Science Results (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Gemini Observatory Captures "Perfection" With Early Image From New High-Tech Instrument
		This image of NGC 628 (M-74) was obtained by the 8.1-meter Gemini North Telescope on Mauna Kea Hawaii using the newly commissioned
		To make the color image, three images were combined to make this red, green and blue composite.
	www.gemini.edu /gallery/science/g0139.html (102 words)

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