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Topic: Remembering Gemini-Titan 5: Aug. 21-29, 1965
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space1
Member Posts: 861
From: Danville, Ohio
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 08-29-2015 01:01 PM
   
Here's a great article about the 50th anniversary of Gemini V. Fifty years ago, on August 21, 1965, Gemini 5 was launched. It was the first long-duration space flight, the first test of a fuel-cell system that could function long enough to fly men to the moon and back. So far, all the Mercury and Gemini flights had used batteries. Perhaps more important was that Gemini 5 was the first test of a man’s ability to spend a week in constant free-fall, without feeling gravity or being able to stretch his legs outside in some fresh air. |
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Member Posts: 891
From: Vancouver, WA, USA
Registered: Feb 2012
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posted 08-29-2015 02:39 PM
I remember following the flight on radio broadcasts when we lived near Chicago. It went from being "the shortest 8-day space mission in history," to a study in tenacity with Chris Kraft forging ahead one day at a time, to a proud moment after the crew beat the Soviet record, to "man CAN make a trip to the moon!" |
moorouge
Member Posts: 2458
From: U.K.
Registered: Jul 2009
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posted 08-30-2015 12:35 AM
And it provided spaceflight enthusiasts with a whole new hobby.  |
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Member Posts: 891
From: Vancouver, WA, USA
Registered: Feb 2012
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posted 08-30-2015 07:32 AM
I believe that it was those Gemini missions that turned failure and adversity into brilliant successes that really won over the public and told them, "We can overcome anything." Missions like Gemini 5, Gemini 6, Gemini 8. |
Blackarrow
Member Posts: 3160
From: Belfast, United Kingdom
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 09-06-2015 02:57 PM
Sadly, Gemini 5 is the first Gemini or Apollo mission (including Skylab and ASTP) of which all crew members have died and no first-hand account can now be heard. | |
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