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heng44 | Shortly after Gemini 7 reached orbit on December 4, 1965, the crew turned the spacecraft around to view the second stage of the Titan II booster. This image was exposed by Jim Lovell as Frank Borman performed the station-keeping exercices. |
Tom | Great photo... a little practice before Wally and Tom arrived! |
Ronpur | Great photo for my current Gemini obsession! |
dtemple | Looks like thrusters were firing on the second stage. I did not know they were present. |
heng44 | quote: Originally posted by dtemple: Looks like thrusters were firing on the second stage.
I believe the stage was venting propellant. |
mach3valkyrie | Great photo! I like the Gemini stuff. |
nasamad | Great choice Ed, never seen that one before. |
LM-12 | Ed, is that a still frame from film footage? |
Lou Chinal | I also have never seen it before. |
heng44 | quote: Originally posted by LM-12: Ed, is that a still frame from film footage?
Yes, it is. |
mach3valkyrie | "Proud Conquest, Gemini 7/6" was the NASA film title. Well worth a look. |
Tom | Anyone know how close Borman got to the Titan second stage? I know McDivitt was supposed to rendezvous with the Titan on GT-4, but had difficulty station keeping with it. |
mikepf | Great picture! There used to be an old, seemingly abandoned, Titan II sitting on it's side at Ames Research Center. This was the first one I ever saw up close. My first reaction was that the darned thing seemed so small! But there was never a question in my mind that the guys who rode these things into space are true giants. |
LM-12 | quote: Originally posted by Tom: Anyone know how close Borman got to the Titan second stage?
The Pilot's Report indicates that "the distance from the spacecraft to the vehicle varied from approximately 60 to 150 feet" during station-keeping. |
Space Emblem Art | Another great photo, Ed. I've never seen this one before. You've got an uncanny ability to pick the unique, uncommon & remarkable photos of the space program. Keep it up! |