NASA selected McDonnell Aircraft, which had been the prime contractor for the Project Mercury capsule, in 1961 to build the Gemini capsule, the first of which was delivered in 1963. The …

Dec 13, 2024 · Project Gemini. The Bridge to the Moon… The Gemini program was designed as a bridge between the Mercury and Apollo programs, primarily to test equipment and mission …

Mar 14, 2025 · Gemini, any of a series of 12 two-man spacecraft launched into orbit around Earth by the United States between 1964 and 1966. The Gemini (Latin: “Twins”) program was …

Mar 16, 2011 · Gemini was an early NASA human spaceflight program. Gemini helped NASA get ready for the Apollo moon landings. Ten crews flew missions on the two-man Gemini spacecraft.

Oct 1, 2008 · Project Gemini was the training ground for the moon missions of Apollo. (Although the Gemini program was based at NASA’s Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, now the …

Apr 5, 2025 · NASA instead decided to fly Gemini 6 in tandem with Gemini 7, using the latter as the target spacecraft. In December 1965, Schirra and Stafford triumphantly maneuvered …

Designed as a bridge between the Mercury and Apollo programs, the Gemini program primarily tested equipment and mission procedures and trained astronauts and ground crews for future …

Gemini 11 (officially Gemini XI) [2] was the ninth crewed spaceflight mission of NASA's Project Gemini, which flew from September 12 to 15, 1966. It was the 17th crewed American flight and …

Nov 19, 2021 · This allowed NASA to learn more about space's effects on the human body—in preparation for sending humans to the Moon. NASA was also able to test and refine key …

NASA’s First Flight With Crew Important Step on Long-term Return to the Moon, Missions to Mars