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1964 · United States Air Force

Gemini I

successTitan II GLV | Gemini I

Gemini 1 was the first mission in NASA's Gemini program. An uncrewed test flight of the Gemini spacecraft, its main objectives were to test the structural integrity of the new spacecraft and modified Titan II launch vehicle. It was also the first test of the new tracking and communication systems for the Gemini program and provided training for the ground support crews for the first crewed missions.

Overview

Date / time
April 8, 1964 at 04:00 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Launch Complex 19
Mission
Gemini I
Mission type
Test Flight
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Titan II GLV →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 1

GEMINI 1
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