The Gemini program flew orbital manuevering and docking exercises between 1964 and 1966, with crewed flights from 1965 to 1966. The Gemini spacecraft (missions III to XII) were flown by two astronauts each.
The Gemini program which came between the Mercury and Apollo programs were designed to give this sort of experience.
4 astronauts
The shuttle program was a spacecraft that was reusable.
NASA was still a young agency when Apollo was introduced. The first space program was Mercury, whose mission was to launch astronauts, one at a time, into space and then into orbit. Following Mercury was the Gemini program. Gemini spacecraft held two astronauts and saw was the first to really start with science and gear experiments. It was during Gemini that Ed White became the first American to perform an EVA (spacewalk). Apollo directly followed Gemini, and the Space Shuttle program followed Apollo.
The program that took astronauts to the moon was Apollo. It was not a space station.
The Gemini program which came between the Mercury and Apollo programs were designed to give this sort of experience.
4 astronauts
The US space program that put astronauts on the moon was called the Apollo program.
The shuttle program was a spacecraft that was reusable.
Each Gemini spacecraft launched 2 astronauts. 16 different astronauts flew a total of 10 Gemini flights. The last 4 Gemini flights (Gemini 9 through 12) were commanded by astronauts who had previously flown on an earlier Gemini flight.
Apollo Program
apollo program
NASA was still a young agency when Apollo was introduced. The first space program was Mercury, whose mission was to launch astronauts, one at a time, into space and then into orbit. Following Mercury was the Gemini program. Gemini spacecraft held two astronauts and saw was the first to really start with science and gear experiments. It was during Gemini that Ed White became the first American to perform an EVA (spacewalk). Apollo directly followed Gemini, and the Space Shuttle program followed Apollo.
Project Gemini was the second human spaceflight program of NASA that aimed to develop the capabilities and techniques necessary for the Apollo missions to land astronauts on the Moon. It focused on tasks such as spacewalks, docking of spacecraft, and long-duration missions. Gemini missions also helped in understanding the effects of long-duration spaceflights on astronauts.
The Gemini program wanted to send man and spacecraft into space for two or more weeks. They also wanted to perfect the reentry and landing of the spacecraft. During the Gemini program was also when we had the first space walk.
The Gemini program wanted to send man and spacecraft into space for two or more weeks. They also wanted to perfect the reentry and landing of the spacecraft. During the Gemini program was also when we had the first space walk.
All spacecraft for NASA's Mercury program were designed and built by McDonnell Aircraft of St. Louis, Missouri, using over 600 subcontractors and numerous design modifications from NASA scientists and the NASA astronauts themselves.