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Gemini I Press Kit
Gemini I Press Kit
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vehicle compatibility.
Flight Plan
GT-l will take off from Launch Complex 19, Cape Kennedy,
orbit.
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Objectives
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ground network.
launch facilities.
Sequence of Events
later the four tiedown nuts explode and the vehicle lifts
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The GLV uses the Titan HI "fire-in-the-hole" technique
ary.
Countdown
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Diameter: GLV first and second stages, 120 inches;
181 pounds).
Gemini Launch Vehicle
been added.
flight.
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II autopilot.
start.
golic propellants.
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at terminal velocity).
thrust.
GT-1 Spacecraft
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and instrumentation to be used, the assemblies of the space-
craft will be ballast to simulate normal weight and center
of gravity of items simulated for this mission.
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flat pane; the inner assembly has two flat panes). Two heat
sensors are installed between the outer and inner glass
outer window.
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2. The environmental control system functions only
to establish and maintain a differential pressure between
the interior of the cabin and ambient atmosphere.
Spacecraft Umbilicals
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Mission Computation
Gemini Background
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The Gemini spacecraft can be used for rendezvous and
docking, extended Earth-orbit missions and to experiment with
men climbing out of the spacecraft for short times while i,
orbit. It may be considered for other purposes such as
ferrying missions, space station activity, or as a base fo-
more extended extra-vehicular activities,
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They include:
vehicle.
later projects.
missions for the astronauts who will fly in the Apollo program.
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