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Company Name: Project Gemini
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The second U.S. manned space program was announced in January 1962.
Its two-man crew gave it its name, Gemini, for the third constellation of the
Zodiac and its twin stars, Castor and Pollux. Gemini involved 12 flights,
including two unmanned flight tests of the equipment.
Like Mercury's, its major objectives were
clear-cut:
* To subject man and equipment to space flight
up to two weeks in duration;
* To rendezvous and dock with orbiting vehicles
and to maneuver the docked combination by
using the target vehicle's propulsion system;
* To perfect methods of entering the atmosphere
and landing at a preselected point on land.
Its goals were also met, with the exception
of a land landing, which was cancelled in 1964.
About Company
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced December
7, 1961, a plan to extend the existing manned space flight program by
development of a two-man spacecraft. The program was officially
designated Gemini on January 3, 1962. It was named after the third
constellation of the zodiac, featuring the twin stars Castor and
Pollux. The program was operationally completed with the Gemini XII
flight.
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. William C. Schneider, Deputy Director
of Manned Space Flight for Mission Operations, served as Mission
Director on all Gemini flights beginning with Gemini V.
The Manned Spacecraft Center Gemini effort was headed by Dr. Robert R.
Gilruth, director of the Center, and Charles W. Matthews, Gemini
Program Manager.
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NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
City: Greenbelt State:: Greenbelt |
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Phone: +1-301-286-6695 Fax:: +1-301-286-1635 |
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http://www.ksc.nasa.gov |
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15 September, 2006 17:55 |
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