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Documentary about the Gemini 3 mission, entirely based on historical narration, extensive mission audio and footage. The full mission is covered, showing tra...
Mar 24, 2015 · 1 min read. Gemini 3 Mission. NASA. Mar 24, 2015. Image Article. On March 23, 1965, astronauts Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom and John W. Young participated in the first crewed Gemini flight, Gemini III.
Gemini 3 Fact Sheet. By Cliff Lethbridge. Gemini 3 (NASA Code: GT-3) Launch Date: March 23, 1965. Launch Time: 9:24:00 a.m. EST. Launch Site: Launch Complex 19. Launch Vehicle: Gemini-Titan II GLV-3 (GT-3) Capsule: Gemini Spacecraft Number 3. Capsule Nickname: Molly Brown. Crew: Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, Command Pilot. John W. Young, Pilot ...
Gemini 3 was the first crewed mission in NASA's Project Gemini and was the first time two American astronauts flew together into space. On March 23, 1965, astronauts Gus Grissom and John Young flew three low Earth orbits in their spacecraft, which they nicknamed Molly Brown.
Description. Gemini 3 was the first crewed Earth-orbiting spacecraft of the Gemini series. It was piloted by astronauts Virgil "Gus" Grissom and John Young, with the primary objective of demonstrating the crewed qualifications of the Gemini spacecraft including evaluation of the two-man Gemini design, the worldwide tracking network, the orbit attitude and maneuver system (OAMS), the control of ...
Mar 24, 2020 · Mar 23, 2020. 4 min read. The Unsinkable Molly Brown: Fifty-Five Years since Gemini 3. Updated: Mar 24, 2021. Fifty-five years ago today, astronauts Gus Grissom and John Young took to the skies in the first manned Gemini flight, Gemini 3. It was the seventh manned US spaceflight and the fifteenth crewed spaceflight overall.
Mar 22, 2018 · published 22 March 2018. Page 1 of 4: Page 2. Page 3. Page 4. A Stunning Display. NASA. On March 23, 1965, NASA launched the Gemini 3 mission, NASA's first crewed flight of the Gemini program,...
