Gemini spacecraft

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The Gemini spacecraft was NASA’s two-person capsule used in the mid-1960s to develop critical spaceflight techniques such as orbital rendezvous, docking, and extended missions in preparation for the Apollo Moon landings.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Gemini spacecraft canonical 19
Gemini capsule 2
Gemini B reentry capsule 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf crewed spacecraft ⓘ
space capsule ⓘ
attitudeControl reaction control system thrusters ⓘ
contributedTo Apollo program EVA techniques ⓘ
Apollo program rendezvous and docking procedures ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
crewCapacity 2 astronauts ⓘ
crewIngressEgress side hatch ⓘ
crewLaunchAbortSystem ejection seats ⓘ
crewSizeGemini8 2 ⓘ
developedForAgency NASA Manned Spacecraft Center ⓘ
dockingCapability yes ⓘ
dockingTarget Agena target vehicle ⓘ
enabledEVA yes ⓘ
firstCrewedFlight Gemini 3 ⓘ
firstCrewedFlightDate 1965-03-23 ⓘ
firstUSSpacewalkMission Gemini 4 ⓘ
followedBy Apollo spacecraft ⓘ
guidanceNavigation onboard computer and inertial guidance ⓘ
heatShieldType ablative heat shield ⓘ
heritage evolved from Mercury spacecraft design ⓘ
landingMethod parachute splashdown in ocean ⓘ
lastCrewedFlight Gemini 12 ⓘ
lastCrewedFlightDate 1966-11-15 ⓘ
launchVehicle Titan II GLV ⓘ
lifeSupport closed-loop environmental control system ⓘ
longDurationMission Gemini 7 ⓘ
manufacturer McDonnell Aircraft Corporation ⓘ
linked to: McDonnell Douglas
notableDockingMission Gemini 8 ⓘ
notableRendezvousMission Gemini 6A and Gemini 7 ⓘ
linked to: Gemini 6A
numberOfCrewedMissions 10 ⓘ
numberOfUncrewedTestFlights 2 ⓘ
operator NASA ⓘ
orbitalManeuvering onboard propulsion system ⓘ
orbitType low Earth orbit ⓘ
powerSource batteries ⓘ
fuel cells ⓘ
precededBy Mercury spacecraft ⓘ
primaryMission conduct extended-duration space missions ⓘ
develop docking techniques ⓘ
develop orbital rendezvous techniques ⓘ
prepare for Apollo Moon landings ⓘ
program Project Gemini ⓘ
recordDurationGemini7 approximately 14 days ⓘ
reentryType capsule splashdown ⓘ
rendezvousCapability yes ⓘ
retirementYear 1966 ⓘ
serviceEntryYear 1965 ⓘ
testFlight Gemini 1 ⓘ
Gemini 2 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gemini 8 → spacecraftType → Gemini spacecraft ⓘ
Gemini 3 → spacecraftType → Gemini spacecraft ⓘ
Gemini 5 → spacecraftType → Gemini spacecraft ⓘ
Gemini 12 → spacecraftType → Gemini spacecraft ⓘ
Gemini 4 → spacecraftType → Gemini spacecraft ⓘ
Gemini 6A → spacecraft → Gemini spacecraft ⓘ
Gemini 7 → spacecraftType → Gemini spacecraft ⓘ
Mercury spacecraft → followedBy → Gemini spacecraft ⓘ
Gemini 1 → spacecraftType → Gemini spacecraft ⓘ
Molly Brown → spacecraftType → Gemini capsule ⓘ
linked to: Gemini spacecraft
Gemini 2 → spacecraftType → Gemini spacecraft ⓘ
GT-5 → spacecraftType → Gemini spacecraft ⓘ
Gemini 10 → spacecraftType → Gemini spacecraft ⓘ
Gemini SC-4 → spacecraftType → Gemini capsule ⓘ
linked to: Gemini spacecraft
Manned Orbiting Laboratory → designFeature → Gemini B reentry capsule ⓘ
linked to: Gemini spacecraft
Project Gemini → spacecraftType → Gemini spacecraft ⓘ
Augmented Target Docking Adapter → usedBy → Gemini spacecraft ⓘ
GTA-9A → spacecraftType → Gemini spacecraft ⓘ
Gemini 9 → spacecraftType → Gemini spacecraft ⓘ
Apollo spacecraft → replaced → Gemini spacecraft ⓘ
Gemini program → spacecraft → Gemini spacecraft ⓘ
subject linked to: Gemini