Concept information
PREFERRED TERM
GEMINI-5
DEFINITION
- Gemini 5, manned with two astronauts, was the third earth-orbiting spacecraft of the Gemini series. The cone-shaped spacecraft was 3.05 m in diameter at the largest end, which was the rear of the craft. The major objectives of this mission were to demonstrate (1) a long-duration manned flight using a fuel cell power system, (2) rendezvous capabilities, and (3) rendezvous maneuvers. scientific studies included zodiacal light, synoptic terrain, synoptic weather photography, and a cloud top spectrometer experiment. In addition, five medical and seven technological experiments were performed during the mission. The 120-orbit flight lasted 8 days, returning to earth on august 29, 1965. The mission was considered successful. Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: GEMINI-5 Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Space Stations/Manned Spacecraft Platform_Series_or_Entity: GEMINI Short_Name: GEMINI-5 End_Group Group: Synonymous_Platform_Names Short_Name: TITAN II (5) End_Group Group: Orbit Orbit_Inclination: 32.61 degrees Perigee: 197 km Apogee: 303 km End_Group Creation_Date: 2008-01-24 Online_Resource: http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/gemini/gemini-v/gemini-v.html Sample_Image: http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/gemini/gemini-v/gemini-v-patch-small.gif Group: Platform_Logistics Launch_Date: 1965-08-21 Primary_Sponsor: NASA End_Group End_Group
BROADER CONCEPT
URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/3aa4763b-bc85-4609-96fe-0d0eff904fef
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