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Topic: Photo of the week 995 (November 18, 2023)
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heng44
Member Posts: 3706
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 11-18-2023 02:44 AM
   
 The Gemini 1 spacecraft is moved from Hangar AF at Cape Canaveral to Pad 19 for mating to the Titan II launch vehicle on March 3, 1964. The unmanned spacecraft was launched one month later. |
Axman
Member Posts: 315
From: Derbyshire UK
Registered: Mar 2023
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posted 11-18-2023 04:53 AM
What does AF stand for? |
SkyMan1958
Member Posts: 1343
From: CA.
Registered: Jan 2011
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posted 11-18-2023 06:35 PM
Man, that picture really gives you an idea of just how small the capsule of the Gemini spacecraft was! |
GT76
Member Posts: 94
From: New Orleans, La. USA
Registered: Jun 2015
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posted 11-19-2023 08:17 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Axman:
What does AF stand for?
This PDF posted by Jim Behling can explain that. |
Jonnyed
Member Posts: 617
From: Dumfries, VA, USA
Registered: Aug 2014
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posted 11-19-2023 08:58 AM
Hey, that's a supercool PDF to see...thanks for posting that file. |
Axman
Member Posts: 315
From: Derbyshire UK
Registered: Mar 2023
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posted 11-19-2023 09:07 AM
Thank you for providing the link to the site plan. quote:
Originally posted by SkyMan1958:
Man, that picture really gives you an idea of just how small the capsule of the Gemini spacecraft was!
I've often seen references to how small the very early spacecraft were, but to be honest I think they were fairly luxurious in terms of what they might have been. In terms of personal space to move for example, the crew of Gemini 3 had more than 1000% room to manoeuvre in comparison to poor Enos's accommodation.I've just very very recently spent nine hours travelling down from the far north of Scotland, gravity bound in the seat of a Skoda Kamiq. I think that would be a fair comparison to the five hour zero gravity mission of Young and Grissom. Roomwise that is. 😐 (Anxiety-wise I think the 109 mile traverse of the 60mph average speed camera patrolled A9 section could equal the take off of a Titan. 😎) |
Headshot
Member Posts: 1268
From: Vancouver, WA, USA
Registered: Feb 2012
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posted 11-19-2023 03:16 PM
That picture is really cool. I have never seen it before. Great choice Ed. I have always liked the design of Gemini and thought it was the PERFECT bridge between Mercury and Apollo.Gemini was positively roomy compared to Mercury. Standing next to Aurora 7 at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry one can understand the statement, "You don't get into it, you put it on!" That .pdf from Jim is fantastic. I'll be studying for the rest of the day. Many thanks on that posting too. |
LM-12
Member Posts: 3859
From: Ontario, Canada
Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 01-03-2024 06:36 PM
There is a similar photo of a Gemini spacecraft (Gemini 5, I think) passing by the E&L Building on Hangar Road. I can't find it. Do you have that photo, Ed?It was probably on one of the old NASA webpages that has since disappeared. |
heng44
Member Posts: 3706
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 01-04-2024 05:24 AM
NASA photo KSC-65C-4031 dated June 19, 1965. |
LM-12
Member Posts: 3859
From: Ontario, Canada
Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 01-04-2024 06:32 AM
Yes, that is the image I was referring to. Another one of those rarely seen photos. Thank you, Ed. |
NavyPilot
Member Posts: 96
From: USA
Registered: Nov 2015
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posted 01-05-2024 11:05 AM
That's the Garbage Can. |
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