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Gemini-Titan 3 Launch, 1965

Gemini 3 was the first manned mission in NASA's Gemini program, the second American manned space program. On March 23, 1965, astronauts Gus Grissom and John Young flew three low Earth orbits in their spacecraft, which they nicknamed Molly Brown. This was the 9th manned US spaceflight and the 17th world human spaceflight including eight Soviet flights. It was also the final manned flight controlled from Cape Kennedy Air Force Station in Florida, before mission control functions were shifted to a new control center located at the newly opened Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, Texas. The mission's primary goal was to test the new, maneuverable Gemini spacecraft. In space, the crew fired thrusters to change the shape of their orbit, shift their orbital plane slightly, and drop to a lower altitude. Other firsts were achieved on Gemini 3: two people flew aboard an American spacecraft and the first manned reentry where the spacecraft was able to produce lift to change its touchdown point.

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Titre: Gemini-Titan 3 Launch, 1965

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Gemini 3 was the first manned mission in NASA's Gemini program, the second American manned space program. On March 23, 1965, astronauts Gus Grissom and John Young flew three low Earth orbits in their spacecraft, which they nicknamed Molly Brown. This was the 9th manned US spaceflight and the 17th world human spaceflight including eight Soviet flights. It was also the final manned flight controlled from Cape Kennedy Air Force Station in Florida, before mission control functions were shifted to a new control center located at the newly opened Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, Texas. The mission's primary goal was to test the new, maneuverable Gemini spacecraft. In space, the crew fired thrusters to change the shape of their orbit, shift their orbital plane slightly, and drop to a lower altitude. Other firsts were achieved on Gemini 3: two people flew aboard an American spacecraft and the first manned reentry where the spacecraft was able to produce lift to change its touchdown point.

Personnalités: JOHN YOUNG • JOHN WATTS YOUNG • GUS GRISSOM

Crédit: Album / NASA/Science Source

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Taille de l'image: 2758 × 4800 px | 37.9 MB

Taille d'impression: 23.4 × 40.6 cm | 1085.8 × 1889.8 in (300 dpi)

Mots clés: AMÉRICAIN • ANNEES 1960 • ANNÉES 60 • ANNEES SOIXANTE • BATEAU A MOTEUR • CÉLÈBRE • CELEBRITE • ENVOL • ÉVÉNEMENT • EXPLORATION SPATIALE • GUS GRISSOM • JOHN WATTS YOUNG • JOHN YOUNG • LANCEMENT (FUSEE) • NASA • RECHERCHE • TECHNOLOGIE • VAISSEAU SPATIAL • XXE SIECLE