Gemini
also known as Xi Geminorum also known as Delta Geminorum also known as Zeta Geminorum also known as Gamma Geminorum (Almeisan is arabic for the shining one) also known as Epsilon Geminorum also known as Mu Geminorum also known as Eta Geminorum March 23, 1965 -- 3 Orbits -- 3 hours 55 minutes -- John Young smuggled a corned beef sandwich on to the flight which he gave to Gus Grissom to eat. June 3 - June 7, 1965 -- 62 Orbits -- 97 hours 56 minutes -- Ed White made the first space walk lasting 20 minutes August 21 - August 29, 1965 -- 120 Orbits -- 190 hours 55 minutes -- using fuel cells Gemini V was able to double the flight duration to 8 days which would be the time required to fly to the Moon in the Apollo Missions December 15 - December 16, 1965 -- 16 Orbits -- 25 hours 51 minutes -- Gemini VI and Gemini VII space rendevous December 15 but never touched -- stayed in close proximity for 5 hours December 4 - December 18, 1965 -- 206 Orbits -- 330 hours 35 minutes -- longest space flight, 14 days and designed to test the effects of prolonged flight on astronauts -- conducted 20 experiments, the most of any Gemini flight March 16, 1966 -- 6.5 Orbits -- 10 hours 41 minutes -- during docking with the Agena Target Vehicle, Apollo VII began a rolling spin that forced the astronauts to immediately start reentry plans to stop this spin which could have caused them to black out. June 3 - June 6, 1966 -- 45 Orbits -- 72 hours 20 minutes -- Eugene Cernan spends 128 minutes outside the spacecraft July 18 - July 21, 1966 -- 43 Orbits -- 70 hours 46 minutes -- Michael Collins has two space walks on this flight 49 minutes on July 19 and 39 minutes on July 20, 1966 September 12 - September 15, 1966 -- 44 Orbits -- 71 hours 17 minutes -- first totally computer controlled reentry -- highest orbit of 1374 km ever achieved by an American manned space flight November 11 - November 15, 1966 -- 59 Orbits -- 94 hours 34 minutes -- Buzz Aldrin conducts a 2 hour and 29 minute tethered space walk Director: Alan Gibson. Also starred Alexis Kanner, Mike Pratt & Narion Diamond. Plot: Unnaturally close twin siblings Jacki and Julian become enmeshed in the swinging London scene 2004 Ghost-written by Andrew Neiderman after her death 2004 Ghost-written by Andrew Neiderman after her death 2005 Ghost-written by Andrew Neiderman after her death Debris from minor planet 3200 Phaethon
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