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GEMINI PROGRAM |
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Before venturing to the Moon, NASA had
questions that Gemini would answer.
- Could humans survive in space for long periods of time?
- Could two space vehicles not only rendezvous (as the Russians had
already demonstrated), but also dock in orbit?
- Were humans able to survive and work in the vacuum of space?
- Could the capsule perform a controlled reentry, allowing it to
land as close to the recovery crews as possible?
These questions, and more, were put to the test in a series of two-man
flights throughout the Gemini missions |
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