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In just twoandahalf years beginning in 1964 two unmanned and ten manned flights took place in the Gemini program This program was the turning point in the space race with the USSR from then on the Americans took the lead Flights lasting two weeks into the Van Allen Belt the first extravehicular activities rendezvous maneuvers and docking with other spacecraftall of this was achieved by Gemini paving the way for the more demanding moon landing program It was not all success however Like almost every significant undertaking Project Gemini also had its dramas and tragedies All Project Gemini missions are discussed including details on all craft and the astronauts involved Superb color archival images cutaways and plans are also included. By: Maria . R.. Some things to know about . CASTOR. . Castor is part of a . sextuple star. . system. . This is when six stars are held together by gravity, and appear to be one star when seen from earth.. Who We Are. Gemini Skills Workshop. Agenda. 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Upcoming activities. April 21. , 2014. Today. C. oherence & continuity. - Understanding. . - Improving. Coherence . For writing to be coherent, ideas are:. - connected. - developed around a central idea (unity). - heading towards a single goal . Gemini Image . Uncovers the Shocking Lives of Young Stars. National Science Foundation • Division of Astronomical Sciences . Prepared by the . Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy . May 27. th. , 2010. Who Is GPC?. WHO IS GPC?. About Gemini Power Corporation. Ontario based, privately-owned renewable power generation company. Experienced hydro power owner/operator (previously Beaver Power). National Science Foundation • Division of Astronomical Sciences . Prepared by the . Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy . SCIENCE. . PEOPLE TECHNOLOGY. Nearby Exo-Earth Family Withstands Extreme Scrutiny. Project Mercury was America\'s entry into the manned spaceflight program. When the program began in 1958, the Soviet Union was far ahead of the US in the race for supremacy in space. With immense effort, and in record time, NASA, the newly created spaceflight organization, developed a space transport system with orbital capsule and booster rockets. They used it to send Alan Shepard on a first suborbital jump into space in May 1961, and in February 1962 to make John Glenn the first American astronaut to orbit the earth. Nevertheless, the Americans were beaten by the Soviets in the race to put the first man into space. Project Mercury was, however, the foundation for NASA\'s later success in the race to the moon. All Project Mercury missions are discussed, including details on all craft and the astronauts involved. Superb color, archival images, cutaways and plans are also included. GEMINI was the intermediate manned space flight program between America\'s first steps into space with Mercury and the amazing and unprecedented accomplishments achieved during the manned lunar expeditions of Apollo. Because of its position between these two other efforts, Gemini is probably less remembered. Still, it more than had its place in man\'s progress into this new frontier. Gemini accomplishments were manyfold. They included many firsts: first astronaut-controlled maneuvering in space first rendezvous in space of one spacecraft with another first docking of one spacecraft with a propulsive stage and use of that stage to transfer man to high altitude first traverse of man into the Earth\'s radiation belts first extended manned flights of a week or more in duration first extended stays of man outside his spacecraft first controlled reentry and precision landing and many more. These achievements were significant in ways one cannot truly evaluate even today, but two things stand out: (1) it was the time when America caught up and surpassed the Soviet Union in manned space flight, and (2) these demonstrations of capability were an absolute prerequisite to the phenomenal Apollo accomplishments then yet to come. PROJECT Gemini is now little remembered, having vanished into that special limbo reserved for the successful intermediate steps in a fast-moving technological advance. Conceived and approved in 1961, the second major project in the American manned space flight program carried men into orbit in 1965 and 1966. Gemini thus kept Americans in space between the path-breaking but limited Earth-orbital missions of Project Mercury and the far more ambitious Project Apollo, which climaxed in 1969 when two men first set foot on the Moon. This book is a detailed history of the failures and victories of the Gemini program. This version of the book includes an overview of Project Gemini and a number of photos from NASA’s project files. 596 pages, color illustrations and photos. Project Mercury was America\'s entry into the manned spaceflight program. When the program began in 1958, the Soviet Union was far ahead of the US in the race for supremacy in space. With immense effort, and in record time, NASA, the newly created spaceflight organization, developed a space transport system with orbital capsule and booster rockets. They used it to send Alan Shepard on a first suborbital jump into space in May 1961, and in February 1962 to make John Glenn the first American astronaut to orbit the earth. Nevertheless, the Americans were beaten by the Soviets in the race to put the first man into space. Project Mercury was, however, the foundation for NASA\'s later success in the race to the moon. All Project Mercury missions are discussed, including details on all craft and the astronauts involved. Superb color, archival images, cutaways and plans are also included. In just two-and-a-half years, beginning in 1964, two unmanned and ten manned flights took place in the Gemini program. This program was the turning point in the space race with the USSR from then on the Americans took the lead. Flights lasting two weeks, into the Van Allen Belt, the first extravehicular activities, rendezvous maneuvers and docking with other spacecraft--all of this was achieved by Gemini, paving the way for the more demanding moon landing program. It was not all success, however. Like almost every significant undertaking, Project Gemini also had its dramas and tragedies. All Project Gemini missions are discussed, including details on all craft and the astronauts involved. Superb color, archival images, cutaways and plans are also included.