One of the key objectives of the Gemini program was the development of orbital rendezvous. This was a challenging task, one for which Gemini 5 would play a key role by building on the experience of the previous two missions, with each a step towards the first planned docking with an uncrewed target vehicle on the next mission, Gemini 6. Also assigned to the Gemini 5 mission was the first use of fuel cells, replacing the chemical batteries previously used to power the spacecraft and thus providing a new capability to extend the orbital duration of a crewed mission from mere hours to several days; in this case to eight days, the expected duration of an Apollo lunar mission. This desire to expand orbital operations with Gemini 5 would realize decades old dreams of expanding human presence in space.


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    Titel :

    Pushing the Envelope


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Springer Praxis Books(formerly: Springer-Praxis Series)


    Beteiligte:


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2023-03-08


    Format / Umfang :

    12 pages





    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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