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NASA approved the design of the new Gemini spacecraft. This small capsule could carry two astronauts into space at a time. NASA created the Gemini program to help the U.S. get ready for the Apollo ...
And Wally Schirra, along with Stafford, won seats on Gemini 6, the first space rendezvous. A rendezvous is an intricate ballet of celestial mechanics to bring two spacecraft in differing orbital ...
Black and white and, unlike its predecessor, a two-seater, it was soon renamed Gemini, after the zodiac sign for twins. But many of the pilots who would ride the enlarged Mercury-type capsule into ...
Shot by a camera through the spacecraft’s window, the movie films first showed the Agena target vehicle sailing serenely through space (see opposite page) as the Gemini maneuvered carefully ...
The auction house also sold a gold Omega Speedmaster that belonged to Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell for $142,664. Though ...
An 18-karat gold version of the first watch worn on the moon has set a record for the most paid for an astronaut's timepiece.
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10 possible names, logos and uniforms for a WNBA team in St. Louis
There's been buzz about St. Louis getting a WNBA team, so here's 10 possible names, logos and uniforms to consider.
Space missions are all about precision and planning… or at least, they’re supposed to be. But even in the vast, high-tech ...
Cleveland State Community College invites the community to a free lecture in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of Project Gemini on Monday, April 21, 5 p.m. in the Mary T. Barker Humanities ...
FROM incredible wildlife to awe-inspiring rockets, Editor in Chief Sinead McIntyre and her family have a really wild time in ...