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Project Gemini- Gabby Alexander, Skylar Hess, Ella Henig, Megan Letenyei

  • Gemini 1

    *Gemini 1 launched April 8, 1964. *And it came back April 12, 1964. *There was no living creatures on Gemini 1 (an unmanned flight) Some goals for the Project Gemini were to do good docking and get the moon etc.
  • Gemini 2

    Gemini 2 launched January 19, 1965. *The Gemini 2 was also a test flight (unmanned flight)
  • Gemini 3

    *Gemini 3 launched March 23, 1965 and came back on the same day. *It carried Gus Grissom and John Young.
  • Gemini 4

    Gemini 4
    *Gemini 4 launched June 3, 1965. On board was James McDivitt and Edward H. White. *The goals were to see progress in a 4 day mission. They also wanted to see procedures like eating, drinking, sleeping in space. *It circled the Earth 66 times in four days. The mission was 4 days, 1 hour, and 56 min. long. *Did you know, that White floated outside Gemini 4 for about 20 minutes? Gemini 4 reached 1,398,800 nautical miles.
    • After 4 days, Gemini 4 came back on June 7, 1965.
  • Gemini 5

    *Gemini 5 launched August 21, 1965 *came back on August 29, 1965. *It carried Gordon Cooper and Pete Conrad.
  • Gemini 7 Launch

    Gemini 7 Launch
    *Gemini 7 launched on December 4, 1965. *On board was Frank F. Borman, II and James A. Lovell. Jr. *The two spent about 14 days in space and orbited around Earth about 206 times. *The mission was 13 days, 18 hours, 35 minutes long and Gemini 7 reached 9,030,000 kilometers. *The goals of the mission were to have a 2 week flight, to have controlled reentry and to make sure the pressure suits worked.
  • Gemini 6A

    *Do too a problem with Gemini 6, Gemini 6A launched on December 15, 1965 *came back on December 16, 1965 .* It carried Wally Schirra and Thomas P. Stafford.
  • Gemini 7 Landing

    Gemini 7 Landing
    *Gemini 7 landed on December 18, 1965. *Carried safely with Frank Borman and Jim Lovell.
  • Gemini 8

    Gemini 8 launched March 16, 1966 *came back March 17, 1966. *It carried Neil Armstrong and David Scott.
  • Gemini 9A

    Gemini 9A launched June 3, 1966. *Thomas P. Stafford and Eugene A. Cernan were both on Gemini 9. *It came back on June 6, 1966.
  • Gemini 10

    *Gemini 10 launched July 18, 1966. *It carried John W. Young and Michael Collins.
    • It came back on July 21, 1966.
  • Gemini 11

    Gemini 11 launched September 12, 1966. *It carried Pete Conrad and Richard F. Gordon Jr.. *It came back September 15, 1966.
  • Gemini 12

    Gemini 12
    *Gemini 12 launched November 11, 1966. *On board was James A. Lovell, Jr. and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.. *Gemini 12 was the last manned Gemini Project flight. *The mission was 4 days, 22 hours and 34 minutes long and it made 59 orbits.
    • A goal proven by Gemini 12 was that astronauts could do normal jobs in space.
    • Some experiments they did in Gemini 12 was frog-egg growth in zero gravity.
    *Gemini 12 returned to Earth on November 15, 1966. *This was the final Gemini.