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McDonnell Douglas Gemini Spacecraft
McDonnell Douglas · Two-Seat Crewed Orbital Capsule · USA · Early Jet (1946–1969)
Project Gemini was the second United States human spaceflight program to fly. It was conducted after the first American crewed space program, Project Mercury, while the Apollo program was still in early development. Gemini was conceived in 1961 and concluded in 1966. The Gemini spacecraft carried a two-astronaut crew. Ten Gemini crews and 16 individual astronauts flew low Earth orbit (LEO) missions during 1965 and 1966.
Specifications
- Category
- Space
- Sub-Category
- Capsule
- Domain
- Civil
- Era
- Early Jet (1946–1969)
- Country
- USA
- Manufacturer
- McDonnell Douglas
- Operator
- NASA
- Primary Role
- Two-Seat Crewed Orbital Capsule
- Status
- Retired
- Service Entry
- 1965
- Propulsion
- Rocket
- Engine
- OAMS thrusters + Thiokol solid retrorockets × 4
- Thrust / Power
- 100 lbf each (OAMS)
- Launch
- Titan II GLV
- Length (ft)
- 18.4
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 4,700
- MTOW (lb)
- 8,490
- Max Speed (mph)
- 17,500
- Max Speed (Mach)
- 23