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What is Project Gemini?

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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.

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How did project Gemini get its name?

It was named after the constellation Gemini (twins).


What was project Gemini?

1964


Was John Glenn in Project Gemini or Project Mercury?

He was in Project Mercury.


Who was the first person to walk in space in project Gemini?

Edward White was the first person in project Gemini to walk in space.


When did project Gemini start?

1964.


When did project Gemini end?

Gemini XII was the last Gemini flight, and occurred on November 11-15, 1966. This was the tenth manned Gemini mission.


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What Project was to link two spacecrafts together while they were in orbit?

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What year was project Gemini?

Project Gemini was the second human spaceflight program of NASA, the civilian space agency of the United States government. Project Gemini was conducted between projects Mercury and Apollo, with ten manned flights occurring in 1965 and 1966.


Why was Project Gemini so important?

The project Gemini was important because it prepared the Americans for the Apollo moon program. Many technologies developed for the Apollo missions were tested in space during the Gemini program. One of the highlights of the the Gemini project was the first EVA (extra-vehicular activity) performed by Ed White during the mission Gemini 4. (first EVA done by US)


When was the Project Gemini?

started in 1961 and ended in 1966