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SPRINGER PRAXIS BOOKS GEMINI FLIES! - DAVID J...

In May 1961  President John F. Kennedy committed the United States to landing a man on the moon
before the end of the decade. With just a handful of years to pull it off  NASA authorized the
Project Gemini space program  which gathered vital knowledge needed to achieve the nation's
goal. This book introduces the crucial three-step test program employed by the Gemini system 
covering: The short unmanned orbital flight of Gemini 1 that tested the compatibility of launch
vehicle  spacecraft and ground systems. The unmanned suborbital flight of Gemini 2 to establish
the integrity of the reentry system and protective heat shield. The three-orbit manned
evaluation flight of Gemini 3  christened 'Molly Brown' by her crew. A mission recalled orbit
by orbit  using mission transcripts  post-flight reports and the astronauts' own account of
their historic journey. The missions of Project Gemini was the pivotal steppingstone between
Project Mercury and the Apollo Program. Following the success of its first two unmanned
missions and the exploits of Gus Grissom and John Young on Gemini 3  NASA gained the confidence
to plan an even bolder step on its next mission  as described in the next book in this series
on Gemini 4.

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