The Haynes Owners' Workshop Manual for the Gemini spacecraft, published on its 50th anniversary, celebrates this important machine with a thorough look into the technologies and techniques that were developed for the program during its heyday.
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Published to mark the 50th anniversary of the first mission of the Gemini programme in 1965
Explanations of the spacecraft's systems
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Titan II rocket launch vehicle, guidance an navigation, environmental control, reaction control and propulsion, re-entry and Earth landing, communications and electrical power.
Techniques and accomplishments of the programme
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controlled rendezvous and docking, use of a docked rocket to achieve extreme altitude, spacewalking, controlled re-entry, long-duration flight, mission control.
The many 'firsts' accomplished during Gemini missions
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first US two-man spacecraft, first US spacewalk, first manoeuvre in a manned spacecraft, first in-flight computer, first in-flight radar, first rendezvous, first docking, first controlled re-entry, first fuel cells for electrical power, firsts optical navigation in space.
A wealth of artwork, photography and illustrations from the NASA archives.
