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Gemini 2

Gemini 2 was the second uncrewed Gemini test mission, a suborbital ballistic flight and reentry test that demonstrated the spacecraft reentry module heat protection, structural integrity, and systems while further qualifying the Titan II launch vehicle before crewed Gemini missions.

Gemini 2
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Gemini IIGT-2GLV-21965-004A
Name
Gemini 2
Status
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Description
Gemini 2 was the second uncrewed Gemini test mission, a suborbital ballistic flight and reentry test that demonstrated the spacecraft reentry module heat protection, structural integrity, and systems while further qualifying the Titan II launch vehicle before crewed Gemini missions.
End Date
1965-01-19
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Outcome
Success
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Start Date
1965-01-19
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Creation Time
August 15, 2026 at 06:24:47 UTC
Updated Time
August 22, 2026 at 07:58:25 UTC

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