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How were the Mercury Gemini and Apollo space missions different?
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Mercury . . . carried one astronaut at a time, into low earth orbit.
Gemini . . . carried two astronauts at a time, into low earth orbit.
Apollo . . . carried three astronauts at a time, into low earth orbit, trans-lunar injection,
lunar orbit, and two of them to a lunar landing.
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What was purpose of mercury Gemini and Apollo missions?
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What is the difference between the Mercury Gemini and Apollo missions?
Mercury can only hold one person but Gemini can carry two
What was the purpose of the Gemini missions?
The Gemini missions were designed to bridge the gap between the small Mercury mission and the much larger and more demanding Apollo moon missions. Gemini developed orbital rendezvous, navigation, guidance and docking techniques alongside testing various parts and components to be fitted to the future Apollo spacecraft. Gemini 12 was the last Gemini flight in 1966.
Why use Apollo as a name for rockets?
In fact the rockets were called Saturn, Apollo was the name of the missions. NASA used "classical" names to name their programmes from 1958 until the Space Shuttle missions started. The first manned missions were Mercury (the messenger of the Gods), the intermediate missions between Mercury and Apollo were called Gemini - named after the astrological sign of the twins as the Gemini missions had two astronauts per flight. Apollo was named by Abe Silverstein after the God of light and archery.
What were the three phases of the space program?
The three phases of the United States space program began with the Mercury program. The Gemini and finally the Apollo missions, complete our program.
What was purpose of mercury Gemini and Apollo missions?
nothin
What is the difference between the Mercury Gemini and Apollo missions?
Mercury can only hold one person but Gemini can carry two
What was the name of the two missions before Apollo?
Are you maybe referring to the Mercury and Gemini programs?
What is name of the other 2 missions before Apollo 11?
The question is not clear. is it Apollo 9 and 10. Or are you referring to the Mercury and Gemini mission.
What was the purpose of the Gemini missions?
The Gemini missions were designed to bridge the gap between the small Mercury mission and the much larger and more demanding Apollo moon missions. Gemini developed orbital rendezvous, navigation, guidance and docking techniques alongside testing various parts and components to be fitted to the future Apollo spacecraft. Gemini 12 was the last Gemini flight in 1966.
Why use Apollo as a name for rockets?
In fact the rockets were called Saturn, Apollo was the name of the missions. NASA used "classical" names to name their programmes from 1958 until the Space Shuttle missions started. The first manned missions were Mercury (the messenger of the Gods), the intermediate missions between Mercury and Apollo were called Gemini - named after the astrological sign of the twins as the Gemini missions had two astronauts per flight. Apollo was named by Abe Silverstein after the God of light and archery.
What were the three phases of the space program?
The three phases of the United States space program began with the Mercury program. The Gemini and finally the Apollo missions, complete our program.
What is the name of the American spacecraft programme between Mercury and Apollo?
Gemini. Mercury had one astronaut at a time, Gemini had two, and Apollo had three.
Why did Gemini mission started?
Gemini was originally considered an extension of the Mercury missions, and was originally just designated Mercury Mark II. However, the purpose of the Gemini and follow on Apollo missions was to gain experience in space and test the technologies that would take us to the moon and back, as mandated by President John F. Kennedy.
What was different about the Apollo Command Module?
If you mean how it was different from the previous Mercury and Gemini missions, then one difference was that it carried three astronauts instead of two in Gemini and one in Mercury. There was also more room to move around (although still cramped) which resulted in some space sickness in certain astronauts for the first time.
What is Project Gemini?
Project Gemini, originally named Mercury Mark II, was the second US space program. It was a bridge from project Mercury to the Apollo moon missions program. The spacecraft carried two people and tested rendezvous and docking.
What was the spacecraft programme between mercury and Apollo?
Gemini
