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heng44
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posted 09-12-2015 03:30 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for heng44   Click Here to Email heng44     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote

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
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posted 09-12-2015 07:45 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Tom   Click Here to Email Tom     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Great photo... a little practice before Wally and Tom arrived!

Ronpur
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posted 09-12-2015 10:00 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Ronpur   Click Here to Email Ronpur     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Great photo for my current Gemini obsession!

dtemple
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posted 09-12-2015 10:56 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for dtemple   Click Here to Email dtemple     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Looks like thrusters were firing on the second stage. I did not know they were present.

heng44
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posted 09-12-2015 11:00 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for heng44   Click Here to Email heng44     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by dtemple:
Looks like thrusters were firing on the second stage.
I believe the stage was venting propellant.

mach3valkyrie
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posted 09-13-2015 12:42 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for mach3valkyrie   Click Here to Email mach3valkyrie     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Great photo! I like the Gemini stuff.

nasamad
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posted 09-13-2015 07:10 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for nasamad   Click Here to Email nasamad     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Great choice Ed, never seen that one before.

LM-12
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posted 09-13-2015 08:33 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for LM-12     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Ed, is that a still frame from film footage?

Lou Chinal
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posted 09-13-2015 12:25 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Lou Chinal   Click Here to Email Lou Chinal     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I also have never seen it before.

heng44
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posted 09-13-2015 02:40 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for heng44   Click Here to Email heng44     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by LM-12:
Ed, is that a still frame from film footage?

Yes, it is.

mach3valkyrie
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posted 09-13-2015 03:36 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for mach3valkyrie   Click Here to Email mach3valkyrie     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
"Proud Conquest, Gemini 7/6" was the NASA film title. Well worth a look.

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posted 09-13-2015 05:00 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Tom   Click Here to Email Tom     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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.

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posted 09-14-2015 11:21 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for mikepf   Click Here to Email mikepf     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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.

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posted 09-14-2015 12:00 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for LM-12     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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
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posted 09-14-2015 05:03 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Space Emblem Art   Click Here to Email Space Emblem Art     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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!

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