Gemini 6: The NASA Mission Reports: Apogee Books Space Series 8

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Book Review: Gemini the R & D Flights for the Moon Landing
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Summary of Gemini 6: The NASA Mission Reports: Apogee Books Space Series 8

Gemini 6 was the fifth manned flight of Americas two-man spacecraft. Aboard were Commander Wally Schirra and rookie pilot Tom Stafford. Their original mission flight plan was to attempt the first ever docking and rendezvous in space, an essential step if the pilots flying Apollo would ever be able to meet up in orbit around the moon.

The Soviet Union had claimed the first space rendezvous but many felt that unless the pilot was in control and able to maneuver around the accompanying vehicle it could not truly be called a rendezvous.

On October 25th 1965 the target vehicle, known as Atlas/Agena failed to make orbit and so the crew of Gemini 6 were suddenly presented with a totally revised and audacious flight plan. The long duration Gemini 7 mission was already scheduled for launch and so the crew of Gemini 6 were told that NASA would attempt a double manned mission and rendezvous.

This was undoubtedly a risky proposition which would stretch the NASA infra-structure to its limits.

On December 15th 1965 ace pilot Schirra and rendezvous maestro Stafford closed to within a meter of Gemini 7 and America was one step closer to the moon.

Includes: Windows CD-ROM featuring :
Over 50 minutes of 16mm film footage of Gemini 6.
Over 180 still pictures from Gemini 6.
Two movies about the Gemini program. Nearly one hour of MPEG video.
An exclusive interview with Gemini 6 Commander Wally Schirra.
The NASA Mission Reports is a series of books that will include all of the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, Space Shuttle, International Space Station and Selected Unmanned Missions.

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