Gemini spacecraft
The Gemini spacecraft was a two-person Earth-orbital vehicle developed to demonstrate the long-duration flight, extravehicular activity, maneuvering, rendezvous, and docking techniques required for Apollo. Twelve numbered flight spacecraft flew from the uncrewed Gemini 1 structural test in 1964 through Gemini 12 in 1966; spacecraft 2 was later modified as Gemini B and became the first U.S. human-spaceflight capsule to fly twice.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Project Gemini spacecraftGemini capsule
- Family Name
- Gemini
- Full Name
- Gemini spacecraft
- Roles
- crewed_spacecraft
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- The Gemini spacecraft was a two-person Earth-orbital vehicle developed to demonstrate the long-duration flight, extravehicular activity, maneuvering, rendezvous, and docking techniques required for Apollo. Twelve numbered flight spacecraft flew from the uncrewed Gemini 1 structural test in 1964 through Gemini 12 in 1966; spacecraft 2 was later modified as Gemini B and became the first U.S. human-spaceflight capsule to fly twice.
- Dimensions
- Diameter M
- 3.05
- Height M
- 5.8
- First Flight Year
- 1,964
- Last Flight Year
- 1,966
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Nested value
- Name
- Gemini OAMS orbital maneuvering installation
- Notes
- One named Orbit Attitude and Maneuvering System for the Gemini spacecraft family. Count one denotes the integrated OAMS boundary, not one thruster; the separate Gemini reentry control system and retrograde rocket system remain unmodeled.
- Spacecraft Specs
- Launch Mass Kg
- 3,175
- Reusability
- partially_reusable
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.nasa.gov/gemini/
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Gemini
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- July 13, 2026 at 09:46:04 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 25, 2026 at 18:15:55 UTC
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