Titan II GLV | Gemini III

Titan II GLV | Gemini III

Launch Complex 19
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

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Gemini III (Gemini 3)

Gemini 3 was the first crewed mission of the Gemini program. Mission Command Pilot Gus Grissom and PilotJohn Young flew 3 orbits in a flight that was the last one to be operated from the Cape Kennedy Air Force Station. The mission was considered a success and was the first flight to perform an orbital maneuver. Gemini 3 fired its engines for 1 minute and 14 seconds changing its orbit. The mission lasted 4 hours and 52 minutes.

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Gemini SC3


Serial 3

Launch Crew Count 2

Status Single Use

Landing Time 1965-03-23T14:24:00+0000


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Crew

Gus Grissom

Command Pilot

Nationality American

Date Of Birth 1926-04-03

Deceased 1967-01-27

Status Lost In Training

Type Government


John Young

Pilot

Nationality American

Date Of Birth 1930-09-24

Deceased 2018-01-05

Status Deceased

Type Government


Titan II GLV


Height 33.20 Meters

Max Stages 2

Mass To GTO 0 kg

Liftoff Thrust 1913 kN

Diameter 3.05 Meters

Mass To LEO 3850 kg

Liftoff Mass 154 Tonnes


Launch Success 12

Consecutive Success 12

Maiden Flight 1964-04-08

Launch Failures 0


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Gemini

Project Gemini was NASA's second human spaceflight program. Conducted between projects Mercury and Apollo, Gemini started in 1961 and concluded in 1966.

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