Episodes Tagged with "Chris Kraft"

Sep 20

An Encore Presentation of Space Rocket History #183 – Apollo 9 – Lunar Module Maneuvers Part 4

Posted on September 20, 2018

When Scott tried to release the lunar module, he did not hold the button long enough so the lander got hung on the capture latches.

Tagged:Apollo 13, Chris Kraft, Command Module, Jim Mcdivitt, Lm, Lunar Module, Walter Cronkite

Oct 22

Space Rocket History #134 – Apollo 1: Plugs Out – Part 2 – The Price of Progress

Posted on October 22, 2015

When Deke Slayton and Stu Roosa arrived at pad 34 they saw ambulances waiting in vain at the base of the launch tower. They boarded the small elevator and rode to level A-8, 218 feet up, and headed across the swing arm to the clean room…

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Tagged:Alan Bean, Apollo 1, Arlington National Cemetery, As 204, Babbitt, Betty Grissom, Cape Canaveral, Cape Kennedy, Charlie Feltz, Charlie Frick, Chris Kraft, Clemmons, Dave Scott, Deke Slayton, Don Chaffee, Downey, Ed White, Exploration, Gemini, George Low, George Mueller, Gilruth, Gleaves, Gus Grissom, Harrison Storms, Hawkins, History, Houston, Jo Schirra, John Glen, Joseph Shea, Kurt Debus, Manned Spacecraft Center, Martha Chaffee, Max Faget, Mercury, Mike Collins, Msc, Nasa, Neil Armstrong, North American Aviation, Pat White, Purdue, Reese, Robert Gilruth, Roger Chaffee, Rogers, Soviet, Space, Stu Roosa, Von Braun, West Point, William Bland

Oct 29

Space Rocket History #135 – Apollo 1: The Investigation

Posted on October 29, 2015

The tragedy of Apollo 1 was widely reported in the Soviet Union. The Soviets sent condolences and letters to the families of the men who had died. But, the Soviet Press criticized the US for an overzealous attempt to send men to the moon.

CM parts were studied and catalogued in the Pyrotechnics Installation Building at Kennedy Space Center.

The CM wiring harness goes through x-ray inspection.

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Tagged:Apollo 1, Apollo 204 Review Board, Apollo Review Board, As 204, Atwood, Bondarenko, Cape Canaveral, Cape Kennedy, Charlie Feltz, Charlie Frick, Chris Kraft, Clemmons, Clinton P Anderson, Don Chaffee, Downey, Ed White, Exploration, Feltz, Floyd Thompson, Frank Borman, Gene Kranz, General Phillips, George Low, George Mueller, George P Miller, Gilruth, Glynn S Lunney, Gus Grissom, Harrison Storms, History, Houston, James Webb, Joe Shea, Joseph Shea, Launch Complex 34, Lbj, Leonov, Manned Spacecraft Center, Max Faget, Mishin, Msc, Nasa, North American Aviation, Olin Teague, Pad 34, President Johnson, Robert Gilruth, Robert Seamans, Roger Chaffee, Soviet, Space, Spacecraft 12, Spacecraft 14, Thompson Board, Tiger Teague, Van Dolah, Walter Mondale, West Point

Nov 5

Space Rocket History #136 – Apollo 1: What Went Wrong

Posted on November 5, 2015

What went wrong? Even years after the investigators began to sift through the wreckage of Apollo 1 piece by piece, no one could say exactly. But within weeks the general picture became clear: The fire was a disaster waiting to happen.

Deputy Administrator Seamans, Administrator Webb, Manned Space Flight Administrator George E. Mueller, and Apollo Program Director Phillips testify before a Senate hearing on the Apollo accident

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Tagged:Alan Shepard, Apollo 1, Apollo 204 Review Board, Apollo Review Board, As 204, Atwood, Baron Report, Bastian Hello, Cape Canaveral, Cape Kennedy, Charles Berry, Charlie Feltz, Charlie Frick, Chris Kraft, Clemmons, Deke Slaton, Downey, Ed White, Everett Christensen, Exploration, Floyd Thompson, Frank Borman, Gene Kranz, General Phillips, George Low, George Mueller, Gilruth, Gus Grissom, Harrison Storms, Hilliard Paige, History, Houston, James Mcdivitt, James Webb, Joe Shea, John Healy, John Wydler, Joseph Shea, Launch Complex 34, Manned Spacecraft Center, Margret Smith, Martin Company, Max Faget, Msc, Nasa, North American Aviation, Olin Teague, Pad 34, Phillips Report, Robert Gilruth, Robert Seamans, Roger Chaffee, Space, Spacecraft 12, Spacecraft 14, Thompson Board, Tiger Teague, Van Dolah, Wally Schirra, Walter Mondale, William Bergen

Nov 12

Space Rocket History #137 – Apollo 1: Changes and Recovery

Posted on November 12, 2015

After the uncertain days of February 1967, NASA officials began to realize that a recovery from the tragedy was under way. Through hard work and problem solving, morale of Nasa personnel started to improve…

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Tagged:Apollo 1, Apollo 204 Review Board, Apollo Review Board, Apollo Saturn Mission 501, As 204, Atwood, Beta Fiber, Block I, Block Ii, Cape Canaveral, Cape Kennedy, Charles Berry, Chris Kraft, Corning Glass Works, Dale Myers, Deke Slaton, Downey, Ed White, Exploration, Frank Borman, Gene Kranz, General Phillips, George Low, George Mueller, Gilruth, Grumman, Gus Grissom, Harrison Storms, Healey, Hilliard Paige, History, Houston, Huntsville, James Mcdivitt, James Webb, Joe Shea, John Healy, John J Mcclintock, Joseph Shea, Launch Complex 34, Manned Spacecraft Center, Martin Company, Mary White, Max Faget, Michoud, Mississippi Test, Msc, Nasa, North American Aviation, Pad 34, Robert Gilruth, Robert Seamans, Roderick Middleton, Roger Chaffee, S Ii, Saturn V, Space, Spacecraft 12, Spacecraft 14, Thomas J Kelly, Thompson Board, Tiger Teague, Tiger Team, Wally Schirra, William Bergen

Apr 13

Space Rocket History #157 – Apollo 7-The Flight Part 2

Posted on April 13, 2016

CAPCOM Number 1 (Deke Slayton): Okay. I think you ought to clearly understand there is absolutely no experience at all with landing without the helmet on. SCHIRRA: And there no experience with the helmet either on that one. CAPCOM: That one we’ve g...

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3U-At the end of the nearly 11-day mission, flight controllers Gene Kranz, Glynn Lunney, and Gerald Griffin left to right with cigars celebrate splashdown

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1u-Mission Control watches the first live television beamed by an American spacecraft, as Eisele and Schirra signal, %22Keep Those Cards and Letters Coming in, Folks

Tagged:Actifed, Apollo 1, Apollo 7, Bob Hope, Chris Kraft, Chysler, Commandservice Module, Csm, Csm 101, Deke Slayton, Donn Eisele, Douglas Aircraft, Downey, Florida, Fuel Cell, Gemini, Gene Kranz, Gerald Griffin, Glenn Lunney, Glynn Lunney, Grumman, Houston, Huntsville, Intravehicular Activity, Iva, John Hodge, John Young, Lbj, Lh2, Lm, Lox, Marshall Space Flight Center, Mercury, Mississippi Test, North American Rockwell, Paul Haney, S Ib, S Ii, S Ivb, Satuen Ib, Saturn V, T 38, Tom Stafford, Wally Schirra, Walter Cunningham

May 12

Space Rocket History #160 – Apollo 8 – The Decision Part 1

Posted on May 12, 2016

An ‘A’ type mission would be flown with a Saturn V and be used to test the Launch vehicle, spacecraft, and a high velocity lunar return. Nasa cover the ‘A’ mission with Apollo 4 & 6. A ‘B’ type mission would be flow with a Saturn IB and test the lun...

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Tagged:Apollo 1, Apollo 4, Apollo 5, Apollo 6, Apollo 7, Apollo 8, Apollo Stack, Bowman, Chris Kraft, Commandservice Module, Csm, Deke Slayton, Donald Slayton, Eberhard Rees, George Hage, George Low, Gilruth, Goodfellow, Houston, Huntsville, Joseph Kotanchik, Julian Scheer, Kleinknecht, Kurt Debus, Lee James, Lm 3, Ludie Richard, Marshall Space Flight Center, Mueller, Naca, Nasa, Owen Maynard, Phillips, President Johnson, Rocco Petrone, Saturn Ib, Saturn V, Schneider, Seven Step Plan To Lunar Landing, Webb, Wernher Von Braun, Willis H Shapley

May 19

Space Rocket History #161 – Apollo 8 – The Decision Part 2

Posted on May 19, 2016

Perhaps the most significant point about the lunar-orbit flight proposed for Apollo 8 was that the command and service modules would fly the same route to the moon as would be used for the actual lunar landing.

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Tagged:Ac Electronics, Apollo 1, Apollo 4, Apollo 5, Apollo 6, Apollo 7, Apollo 8, Apollo Stack, Apollo The Race To The Moon, B O Evans, B P Blasingame, Boeing, Bowman, Carl Duckett, Chris Kraft, Chrysler, Cia, Circumlunar Simulation, Commandservice Module, Csm, Deke Slayton, Donald Slayton, Fmsac, G H Stoner, General Electric, George Low, George M Bunker, Gerald T Smiley, Gerald Truszynski, Gilruth, Grumman, Hilliard Paige, Houston, Huntsville, Ibm, Joseph Gavin, Kurt Debus, Lee James, Leland Atwood, Lieutenant General Vincent G Huston, Lm 3, Ludie Richard, Marshall Space Flight Center, Martin Marietta, Mcdonnell Douglas, Mit, Mueller, Nasa, National Intelligence Estimate, North American, Owen Maynard, Paine, Philco Ford, Phillips, President Johnson, Presidents Science Advisory Committee, R W Hubner, Robert E Hunter, Rocco Petrone, Saturn Ib, Saturn V, Schneider, Science And Technology Advisory Committee, Seven Step Plan To Lunar Landing, Stark Draper, T A Wilson, Thomas F Morrow, United Aircraft, Walter F Burke, Webb, Wernher Von Braun, William Bergen, William P Gwinn, Zond 4, Zond 5

Jun 2

Space Rocket History #163 – Apollo 8 – Lovell, Logistics & Training

Posted on June 2, 2016

The successful Apollo 7 flight cleared the way for a US moon landing in 1969. Still a lot of flight and ground testing remained and there would probably be surprises. The greatest concern was Nasa had to complete three virtually flawless missions a...

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Tagged:Apollo 1, Apollo 10, Apollo 17, Apollo 7, Apollo 8, Apollo The Race To The Moon, Bill Anders, Buzz Aldrin, Charles Bassett, Chris Kraft, Clifford Charlesworth, Csm, Deke Slayton, Donald Slayton, Elliot See, F2h Banshee, Frank Borman, Gene Cernan, General Houston, Houston, Huntsville, James Lovell, John Mayer, John Mccain, Lyndon Johnson, Marilyn Lovell, Marshall Space Flight Center, Mike Collins, Nasa, Neil Armstrong, Pacific Fleet, Patuxent River, Pete Conrad, Richard Nixion, Saturn V, Simulation Supervisor, Tom Stafford, Wally Schirra, Wernher Von Braun, William Anders

Oct 19

Space Rocket History #181 – Apollo 9 – Lunar Module Maneuvers Part 2

Posted on October 19, 2016

McDivitt later said that the engine had come on abruptly, but with the tremendous mass, acceleration was very slow – it took the whole 5 seconds to add 11 meters per second to the speed.

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Tagged:Apollo 12, Apollo 15, Apollo 9, Chris Kraft, Cm, Command Module, Dave Scott, David Scott, Deke Slayton, James Mcdivitt, Jim Mcdivitt, Lem, Lm, Lunar Module, Nasa, Russell Schweickart, Rusty Schweickart, S Ivb, Sps, Thruster, Walter Cronkite

Oct 26

Space Rocket History #182 – Apollo 9 – Lunar Module Maneuvers Part 3

Posted on October 26, 2016

On the fourth day of the flight of Apollo 9, Schweickart felt better than expected as he worked his way into the lander to get it ready for the EVA. By the time he had put on the backpack, McDivitt was ready to let him do more – to stand on the lunar...

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Nov 2

Space Rocket History #183 – Apollo 9 – Lunar Module Maneuvers Part 4

Posted on November 2, 2016

When Scott tried to release the lunar module, he did not hold the button long enough so the lander got hung on the capture latches.

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Nov 9

Space Rocket History #184 – Apollo 9 – The Return

Posted on November 9, 2016

Even before crawling back into the command module, McDivitt said he was tired and ready for a three-day holiday. Another 140 hours would pass before touchdown in the Atlantic, but the crew had achieved more than 90 percent of the mission objectives.

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Nov 16

Space Rocket History #185 – Apollo 10 – Preparations

Posted on November 16, 2016

Although the contractors had shipped excellent spacecrafts, preparations at Kennedy did not go quickly from the assembly building to the launch pad. Testing was delayed several days in order to stay out of the way of Apollo 9 pre-flight activities. A...

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Tagged:Apollo 12, Apollo 15, Apollo 9, Chris Kraft, Cm, Command Module, Dave Scott, Deke Slayton, Donn Eisele, Edgar Mitchell, Eugene Cernan, George Low, George Mueller, Gordon Cooper, John Young, Lem, Lm, Lunar Module, Nasa, S Ivb, Sps, Thomas Stafford, Thruster, Walter Cronkite

Nov 23

Space Rocket History #186 – Apollo 10 – Commander Thomas P. Stafford

Posted on November 23, 2016

Thomas P. Stafford was the first member of his Naval Academy Class of 1952 to pin on the first, second, and third stars of a General Officer. He flew six rendezvous in space; logged 507 hours and 43 minutes in space flight and wore the Air Force comm...

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Tagged:Apollo 12, Apollo 15, Apollo 9, Chris Kraft, Cm, Command Module, Dave Scott, Deke Slayton, Donn Eisele, Edgar Mitchell, Eugene Cernan, George Low, George Mueller, Gordon Cooper, Jim Lovell, John Glen, John Young, Lem, Lm, Lunar Module, Nasa, Neil Armstrong, S Ivb, Sps, Thomas Stafford, Thruster, Wally Schirra, Walter Cronkite

Nov 30

Space Rocket History #187 – Apollo 10 – Lunar Module Pilot Eugene Cernan

Posted on November 30, 2016

On Cernan’s second space flight, he was lunar module pilot of Apollo 10, May 18-26, 1969. Apollo 10 was the first comprehensive lunar-orbital qualification and verification flight test of an Apollo lunar module. Cernan was accompanied on the 248,000...

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Tagged:Chris Kraft, Dave Scott, Deke Slayton, Donn Eisele, Eugene Cernan, Lunar Module, Thomas Stafford

Dec 7

Space Rocket History #188 – Apollo 10 – Command Module Pilot John Young

Posted on December 7, 2016

John Young enjoyed the longest career of any astronaut thus far. Over the course of 42 years of active NASA service he made six space flights and is the only person to have piloted, and been commander of, four different classes of spacecraft: Gemini,...

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Tagged:Apollo 12, Apollo 15, Apollo 9, Chris Kraft, Cm, Command Module, Dave Scott, Deke Slayton, Donn Eisele, Edgar Mitchell, Eugene Cernan, George Low, George Mueller, Gordon Cooper, Jim Lovell, John Glen, John Young, Lem, Lm, Lunar Module, Nasa, Neil Armstrong, S Ivb, Sps, Thomas Stafford, Thruster, Wally Schirra, Walter Cronkite

Dec 21

Space Rocket History #190 – Apollo 10 – The Launch

Posted on December 21, 2016

On May 18th 1969, a king, some congressmen, other distinguished guests, and a hundred thousand other watchers waited at scattered vantage points around the Cape area. At 49 minutes past noon, Rocco Petrone’s launch team sent Apollo 10 on its way to t...

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Tagged:Apollo 12, Apollo 15, Apollo 9, Authur C Clarke, Chris Kraft, Cm, Command Module, Dave Scott, Deke Slayton, Donn Eisele, Edgar Mitchell, Eugene Cernan, George Low, George Mueller, Gordon Cooper, Jack King, Jim Lovell, John Glen, John Young, Lem, Lm, Lunar Module, Nasa, Neil Armstrong, Paul Haney, S Ivb, Sps, Thomas Stafford, Thruster, Wally Schirra, Walter Cronkite

Jan 4

Space Rocket History #191 – Apollo 10 – The Climb to Orbit

Posted on January 4, 2017

At first stage cutoff the astronauts expected to encounter a single pulse of negative G and the crew would be thrown forward in their straps before the Second stage ignited and recommenced the acceleration. However, they actually encountered a form o...

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Tagged:Chris Kraft, Eugene Cernan, Jack King

Jan 11

Space Rocket History #192 – Apollo 10 – Translunar Injection & First Docking

Posted on January 11, 2017

After a shaky but successful S-IVB burn Apollo 10 was on the way to the Moon. Now the first order of business was for John Young to move to the command module pilot seat.

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Tagged:Charlie Dukes, Chris Kraft, George Low, George Mueller

Jan 25

Space Rocket History #194 – Apollo 10 – Acquisition of Signal & Lunar Orbit

Posted on January 25, 2017

The six-minute retrograde maneuver seemed interminable, just as it had to Borman’s crew on Apollo 8, but the engine kept firing and the Apollo 10 crew’s confidence in it kept growing. When the engine finally shut down and they were sure that it had d...

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Selected Apollo lunar landing sites. The Apollo 2-10 crew photographed Sites 1, 2, and 3

Tagged:Chris Kraft, Crump, Deke Slayton, Edgar Mitchell

Feb 1

Space Rocket History #195 – Apollo 10 – Lunar Module Testing

Posted on February 1, 2017

When Stafford and Cernan were ready for undocking they discovered the Lunar Module had slipped three and a half degrees out of line with the command module at the latching point, possibly due to loose mylar collecting on the docking ring…

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Tagged:Chris Kraft, Crump, Donn Eisele, Eugene Cernan

Feb 22

Space Rocket History #198 – Apollo 10 – Snoopy Returns and a Successful Dress Rehearsal

Posted on February 22, 2017

“Hey, Apollo – Houston, this is Apollo 10. Look, I know you ran some studies, but by golly, we can see Snoopy, and he isn’t too far away! He’s catching up with us. Can you talk to the FIDOS? He’s right down below us. We can occasionally see him tumbl...

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Tagged:Apollo 9, Charlie Dukes, Chris Kraft, Lunar Module

Mar 15

Space Rocket History #201 – Apollo 11 – Mission Planning

Posted on March 15, 2017

NASA officials used only 12 words to list the primary objectives of Apollo 11: 1-Perform a manned lunar landing and return. 2-Perform selenological inspection and sampling.

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3-Plaque on the landing gear of the Apollo 11 lunar module. The descent stage would remain on the moon, a permanent commemoration of the first visit at the landing site

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Tagged:Apollo 11, Bill Tindall, Chris Kraft, Deke Slayton, Neil Armstrong

May 24

Space Rocket History #209 – Apollo 11 – Mission Training – Part 1

Posted on May 24, 2017

Crew training for Apollo 11 was already complicated by the need to master the controls of two different and very complex spacecrafts, as well as the space suit, but now the mission took on new dimensions, principally in learning how to set a 14.5-met...

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1-For several years they also trained on the lunar landing training vehicle, at Langley Research Center, to simulate landing the lunar module.

Tagged:Apollo 11, Buzz Aldrin, Chris Kraft, Gene Kranz, Mike Collins, Neil Armstrong

May 31

Space Rocket History #210 – Apollo 11 – Mission Training – Part 2

Posted on May 31, 2017

Steve Bales (Guido) made a new entry to the trajectory and guidance section of the rules book which excluded lunar module computer program alarms 1201 and 1202 from the abort list.

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Tagged:Chris Kraft, Gene Kranz, Jay Greene, Steve Bales

May 6

Space Rocket History #338 – Apollo 15 – CDR Dave Scott Part 2 & The Postal Covers Incident

Posted on May 6, 2020

As Command Module Pilot for Apollo 9, Scott’s responsibilities were heavy. The Lunar Module was to separate from the Command and Service Module during the mission; if it failed to return, Scott would have to run the entire spacecraft for reentry, nor...

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Tagged:Al Worden, Apollo, Apollo 15, Chris Kraft, Dave Scott, David Scott, Deke Slayton, James Irwin, Jim Irwin

Mar 28

Space Rocket History #460 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – Light the Candles

Posted on March 28, 2025

Reports from Baykonur indicated that the weather was perfect for the launch: clear skies, light winds, and hot July sunshine.

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Tagged:Apollo Soyuz, Astp, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Baykonur, Bushuyev, Chet Lee, Chris Kraft, Deke Slaton, George Low, Glynn Lunney, James Fletcher, Jesse Gulick, John Yardley, Jsc, Ksc, Leonov, Max Faget, Proxmire, Tom Stafford, Vance Brand, Vasily Lazarev

Apr 11

Space Rocket History #461 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – Rendezvous

Posted on April 11, 2025

CapCom Truly radioed at 10:46 with the go-ahead: “I’ve got two messages for you: Moscow is go for docking; Houston is go for docking. It’s up to you guys. Have fun.”

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Tagged:Apollo Soyuz, Astp, Ats 6, Baykonur, Bob Crippen, Bushuyev, Chet Lee, Chris Kraft, Deke Slaton, Dzani Bek Ov, Farouk El Baz, George Low, Glynn Lunney, James Fletcher, Jsc, Karol Bobko, Ksc, Kubasov, Leonov, Nell Hutchinson, Pyotr Klimuk, Sevastyanov, Tom Stafford, Truly, Vance Brand

Jun 6

Space Rocket History #465 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – Epilogue

Posted on June 6, 2025

Due to the deterioration of relations between the United States and the Soviet Union in the late 1970s, no follow-on missions to ASTP took place. A backup Apollo spacecraft and Saturn IB rocket were available and there were some discussions of possib...

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Tagged:Apollo Soyuz, Arnold Aldrich, Astp, Baykonur, Bobko, Chris Kraft, Crippen, Deke Slaton, Ellington Air Force Base, George Low, Gerald R Ford, Glynn Lunney, Iss, John F Kennedy, Jsc, Kiev, Kubasov, Leningrad, Leonov, Mir, Novosibirsk, Rockwell, Saturn Ib, Skylab, Space Shuttle, Star City, Tbilisi, Tom Stafford, Uss New Orleans, Vance Brand, Volgograd

Mar 13

Space Rocket History #54 – Gemini 2 – Part 2

Posted on March 13, 2014

Gemini Launch Vehicle Two’s misfortunes during August and September 1964 forced NASA to forego its goal of a manned Gemini 3 flight before the end of the year, Gemini-Titan 2 was now scheduled for mid-November 1964, and Gemini 3 for the end of Januar...

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Gemini B spacecraft on display at the Air Force Space & Missile Museum, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida

View of the earth and space from the unmanned Gemini 2 cabin window during reentry

Tagged:Act Of God, Cape Canaveral, Cape Kennedy, Charles Matthews, Chris Kraft, Christopher Kraft, Dry Ice, Fuel Cell, Gatv 5001, Gemini Agena, Gemini Titan 2, Gene Krantz, Glv 2, Goddard, Gt 2, Gus Grissom, History, John Glenn, Lc 40, Leroy E Day, Lyndon Johnson, Martin, Mcdonnell, Mercury, Mercury 7, Moog Servocontrols, Moon, Nasa, P2b, Robert Gilruth, Rocket, Space, Ten Point Plan For Cc Equipment, Titan Ii, Titan Iiia, United States Air Force Manned Orbiting Laboratory, Uss Lake Champlain, Virgil Grissom, Voskhod, Walter Schirra