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On this day in space! March 31, 1962: NASA approves Gemini spacecraft design
This small capsule could carry two astronauts into space at a time. NASA created the Gemini program to help the U.S. get ready for the Apollo missions that would later send astronauts to the moon.
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Space: Gemini’s Wild Ride
In the Mission Control Center near Houston ... after the flawless twin launch of the Agena target vehicle and the Gemini, after making space rendezvous seem almost routine, and after the first ...
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Gemini III: 60 Years Since First U.S. Two-Person Flight
On March 23, 1965, the United States launched the Gemini III spacecraft with astronauts Virgil "Gus" Grissom and John Young ...
NASA Celebrates 97th Birthday Of Jim Lovell, The Real Life Tom Hanks Of Apollo 13 Mission
Lovell's career at NASA began in September 1962 and he embarked on his first space mission for the Gemini 7 mission on ...
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How Do Space Programs Get Their Names? And More Questions From Our Readers
How do space programs get their names? Illustration by Lucille Clerc. How do space programs get their names? Elizabeth Coen ...