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Gemini Observatory

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Gemini Observatory
Gemini Observatory
Credit: McDonnell Douglas

American manned spacecraft. Study 1966. Proposed version of Gemini for low-earth orbit solar or stellar astronomy. This would be launched by a Saturn S-IB. It has an enlarged reentry module which seems to be an ancestor of the 'Big Gemini' of 1967.

Crew Size: 2.

People
McDonnell
Country
USA
Launch Vehicles
Saturn I, Saturn IB
Agency
NASA
Bibliography
208, 6518