Tag: Gemini V
Cooper’s Mission Helped Prove ‘Man has a Place in Space’

Cooper’s Mission Helped Prove ‘Man has a Place in Space’

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Between May 15 and 16, 1963, 60 years ago, NASA astronaut Gordon Cooper flew the longest American human spaceflight to date. The goal of Project Mercury was to determine if people could survive the rigors of riding a rocket to orbit around the Earth and, once there, perform useful work. Cooper not only demonstrated humans could, he demonstrated his expert piloting skills by performing a pinpoint landing after many of the spacecraft systems failed.
Scott Carpenter Pioneered Exploration in Space and the Seas

Scott Carpenter Pioneered Exploration in Space and the Seas

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As the second American to orbit the Earth and one of the Original 7 Mercury astronauts, Scott Carpenter was an icon of NASA’s early efforts to explore the new frontier of space. The goal of his Mercury Atlas-7 flight was to help confirm humans could not only survive in the weightless environment of space, but also do useful work there. The lessons learned included a reminder that spaceflight was far more dangerous than a daily commute to work.
Gemini V: Paving the Way for Long Duration Spaceflight

Gemini V: Paving the Way for Long Duration Spaceflight

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During the summer of 1965, the United States began to pull even in the space race with the Soviet Union. The eight-day Gemini V endurance mission doubled America’s spaceflight record set two months earlier. It also tested technology that would help make longer missions possible in the future.

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