Extravehicular flight experiments call for Project Gemini astronauts to spend up to one hour outside spacecraft with rocket strapped on their backs while maneuvering through space; program is designed to evaluate man's capability to perform useful tasks in space, such as conducting external inspection of spacecraft; self-stabilized maneuvering unit worn on astronaut's back incorporates 12-thruster arrangement which gives astronaut 5 degrees of motion, 3 in rotation and 2 in translation; monopropellant propulsion is used for back pack; details of extravehicular suit which is modified Gemini suit.


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    Title :

    GT-5 astronaut will leave capsule


    Additional title:

    Missiles Rockets


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1964


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


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