National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Project Gemini
Technology and Operations
A Chronology
Published as NASA Special Publication-4002.
Prepared by
James M. Grimwood and Barton C. Hacker
with
Peter J. Vorzimmer
Table of Contents
Foreword
Introduction
List of Illustrations
Part I: Concept and Design
Part I (A)
April 1959 through December 1961
Part I (B)
January 1962 through December 1962
Part II: Development and Qualification
Part II (A)
January 1963 through December 1963
Part II (B)
January 1964 through December 1964
Part III: Flight Tests
Part III (A)
January 1965 through December 1965
Part III (B)
January 1966 through February 1967
Appendices.
Appendix 1: Gemini Program Flight Summary Data
Table A:
General
Table B:
Orbital Operations
Table C:
Project Gemini Experiments
Table D:
Extravehicular Activity on Gemini Missions
Appendix 2:
Gemini Program and Mission Objectives
Appendix 3: Vehicle Manufacturing and Testing Histories
Table A:
Gemini Launch Vehicle
Table B:
Gemini Target Vehicle
Table C:
Gemini Target Launch Vehicle
Table D:
Gemini Spacecraft
Appendix 4:
Worldwide Tracking Network
Appendix 5:
Cost of Gemini Program
Appendix 6:
NASA Centers and Other Government Agencies Participating in the Gemini Program
Appendix 7:
Contractors, Subcontractors, and Vendors ($100,000 and over)
Appendix 8:
U.S. Manned Space Flight Record, Summary of Mercury and Gemini Flights
The Authors