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Space Rocket History #53 - Gemini 2 - Part 1

Posted March 6, 201400:34:02

The bright outlook that was prevalent in April turned dark in the late summer of 1964 when a series of natural disasters struck the Cape. First lightning,...

Space Rocket History #52 - Gemini 1 - Test Flight - Part 2

Posted February 27, 201400:31:45

One second after 11 o’clock Wednesday morning, April 8th 1964, the Titan II booster’s first-stage engine ignited. Four seconds later, the 156 ton...

Space Rocket History #51 - Gemini 1 - Test Flight - Part 1

Posted February 20, 201400:28:44

“The primary objective of the first Gemini mission, was to prove that the Titan II was capable of launching the Gemini spacecraft into orbit within...

Space Rocket History #50 - Blue Gemini - 1963

Posted February 12, 201400:28:11

“Blue Gemini” was the tag name for an Air Force manned space flight program to develop rendezvous, docking, and transfer for military purposes,...

Space Rocket History #49 - Gemini Systems Design - 1962

Posted February 6, 201400:28:14

On January 3 1962, “Gemini” became the official designation of the Mercury Mark II program. The name had been suggested by Alex  Nagy of NASA...