Gemini program Gemini program Big Gemini (or "Big G") was proposed to NASA by McDonnell Douglas in August, 1969, as an advanced version of the Gemini spacecraft system. It was intended to provide large-capacity, all-purpose access to space, including missions that ultimately used Apollo or the Space Shuttle. ...more on Wikipedia about "Big Gemini"
Blue Gemini was a United States Air Force project in the late 1960s/early 1970s that hoped to develop the Gemini technology that had been more-or-less abandoned by NASA at the time, and use it in support of their Manned Orbiting Laboratory or MOL program. The concept was extremely frugal: since the Gemini was already a proven safe design, the Air Force wouldn't have to float the enormous development costs required to design a man-rated spacecraft from scratch. To this end, the USAF actually borrowed NASA's Gemini 2 spacecraft, and re-launched it to get extra data, the first time a capsule spacecraft had ever been flown in space twice. (It was re-launched without much overhaul, and re-used the same ablative heat shield it had used on its first launch, surviving with no ill-effects, prompting the USAF to decide that the Gemini had been slightly over-protected in its initial design.) ...more on Wikipedia about "Blue Gemini"
Gemini 1 was a 1964 unmanned space flight in NASA's Gemini program. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gemini 1"
Gemini 10 (officially Gemini X) was a 1966 manned spaceflight in NASA's Gemini program. It was the 8th manned Gemini flight, the 16th manned American flight and the 24th spaceflight of all time (includes X-15 flights over 100 km). ...more on Wikipedia about "Gemini 10"
Gemini 11 (officially Gemini XI) was a 1966 manned spaceflight in NASA's Gemini program. It was the 9th manned Gemini flight, the 17th manned American flight and the 25th spaceflight of all time (includes X-15 flights over 100 km). ...more on Wikipedia about "Gemini 11"
Gemini 12 (officially Gemini XII) was a 1966 manned spaceflight in NASA's Gemini program. It was the 10th manned Gemini flight, the 18th manned American flight and the 26th spaceflight of all time (includes X-15 flights over 100 km). ...more on Wikipedia about "Gemini 12"
Gemini 2 was an unmanned flight in the U.S. Gemini program. Gemini 2 was launched on a Titan II rocket. The flight was a suborbital test of various systems. It later became the first spacecraft flown into space twice when it was sent on an unmanned military mission. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gemini 2"
Gemini 3 was a 1965 manned space flight in NASA's Gemini program. It was the first manned Gemini flight, the ninth manned American flight and the 17th manned spaceflight of all time (includes X-15 flights over 100 kilometres). ...more on Wikipedia about "Gemini 3"
Gemini 4 (officially Gemini IV) was a 1965 manned space flight in NASA's Gemini program. It was the 2nd manned Gemini flight, the 10th manned American flight and the 18th spaceflight of all time (includes X-15 flights over 100 km). ...more on Wikipedia about "Gemini 4"
Gemini 5 (officially Gemini V) was a 1965 manned spaceflight in NASA's Gemini program. It was the 3rd manned Gemini flight, the 11th manned American flight and the 19th spaceflight of all time (includes X-15 flights over 100 km). ...more on Wikipedia about "Gemini 5"
Gemini 6A (officially Gemini VI-A) was a 1965 manned spaceflight in NASA's Gemini program. It was the 5th manned Gemini flight, the 13th manned American flight and the 21st spaceflight of all time (includes X-15 flights over 100 km). 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). All remaining Gemini flights used fuel cells. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gemini 6A"
Gemini 7 (officially Gemini VII) was a 1965 manned spaceflight in NASA's Gemini program. It was the 4th manned Gemini flight, the 12th manned American flight and the 20th spaceflight of all time (includes X-15 flights over 100 km). ...more on Wikipedia about "Gemini 7"
Gemini 8 (officially Gemini VIII) was a 1966 manned spaceflight in NASA's Gemini program. It was the 6th manned Gemini flight, the 12th manned American flight and the 22nd spaceflight of all time (includes X-15 flights over 100 km). ...more on Wikipedia about "Gemini 8"
Gemini 9A (officially Gemini IX-A) was a 1966 manned spaceflight in NASA's Gemini program. It was the 7th manned Gemini flight, the 13th manned American flight and the 23rd spaceflight of all time (includes X-15 flights over 100 km). ...more on Wikipedia about "Gemini 9A"
The Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL) was part of the United States Air Force's manned spaceflight program, a successor to the cancelled X-20 Dyna-Soar project. It was announced to the public on the same day that the Dyna-Soar program was cancelled, December 10, 1963. Also codenamed Dorian and given the designation KH-10, the MOL was intended to be a space station used for reconnaissance purposes. It was derived from NASA's Gemini program. The project was cancelled on June 10, 1969 before there were any operational flights. MOL was later superseded by the KH-9 reconnaissance satellite. The contractor for the MOL was the Douglas Aircraft Company. ...more on Wikipedia about "Manned Orbiting Laboratory"
The Orbit Attitude and Maneuvering System or OAMS was a propulsion system used in orbit by the Gemini spacecraft. ...more on Wikipedia about "Orbit attitude and maneuvering system"
Project Gemini was the second human spaceflight program in which the United States of America sent humans into space, between Projects Mercury and Apollo, during the years 1963- 1966. Its objective was to develop techniques for advanced space travel, notably those necessary for Apollo, whose objective was to land men on the Moon. Gemini missions involved extravehicular activity and orbital maneuvers including rendezvous and docking. ...more on Wikipedia about "Project Gemini"
(Titan II) Related development: ...more on Wikipedia about "Titan II"
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