Gemini SC-4

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Gemini SC-4 was the NASA spacecraft used for the Gemini 4 mission, which carried astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White on the first American spacewalk in 1965.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Gemini SC-3 1
Gemini SC-4 canonical 1
Gemini SC-5 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Gemini spacecraft ⓘ
crewed spacecraft ⓘ
attitudeControl reaction control system ⓘ
callSign Gemini 4 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
crewCompartment pressurized ⓘ
crewMember Edward H. White II ⓘ
linked to: Edward White

James A. McDivitt ⓘ
crewRole_Edward_H_White_II pilot ⓘ
crewRole_James_A_McDivitt command pilot ⓘ
crewSize 2 ⓘ
EVAastronaut Edward H. White II ⓘ
linked to: Edward White
EVAstartDate 1965-06-03 ⓘ
firstAmericanEVA true ⓘ
followedBy Gemini SC-5 ⓘ
linked to: Gemini SC-4
heatShieldType ablative heat shield ⓘ
historicalSignificance advanced U.S. capability for Apollo lunar missions ⓘ
landingDate 1965-06-07 ⓘ
launchDate 1965-06-03 ⓘ
launchSite Cape Kennedy Air Force Station Launch Complex 19 ⓘ
launchVehicle Titan II GLV ⓘ
manufacturer McDonnell Aircraft Corporation ⓘ
linked to: McDonnell Douglas
mission Gemini 4 ⓘ
missionDuration 4 days ⓘ
approximately 97 hours ⓘ
missionNumberInProgram second crewed Gemini mission ⓘ
notableAchievement first American spacewalk ⓘ
numberOfOrbits 62 ⓘ
operator NASA ⓘ
orbitType low Earth orbit ⓘ
powerSource fuel cells ⓘ
precededBy Gemini SC-3 ⓘ
linked to: Gemini SC-4
program Gemini program ⓘ
recovery Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
recoveryBy USS Wasp (CVS-18) ⓘ
linked to: USS Wasp
reentryLandingMethod parachute splashdown ⓘ
reentryMethod ballistic reentry ⓘ
spaceAgency National Aeronautics and Space Administration ⓘ
linked to: NASA
spacecraftConfiguration two-seat capsule ⓘ
spacecraftType Gemini capsule ⓘ
linked to: Gemini spacecraft
spacewalkDuration approximately 23 minutes ⓘ
spacewalkPerformed yes ⓘ
usedFor extravehicular activity tests ⓘ
long-duration spaceflight tests ⓘ
rendezvous procedures evaluation ⓘ
yearOfMission 1965 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Gemini 4 → spacecraftName → Gemini SC-4 ⓘ
Gemini 6A → spacecraftName → Gemini SC6 ⓘ
linked to: Gemini SC-4
Gemini SC-4 → precededBy → Gemini SC-3 ⓘ
linked to: Gemini SC-4
Gemini SC-4 → followedBy → Gemini SC-5 ⓘ
linked to: Gemini SC-4