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Project Gemini (IPA: / ˈ dʒ ɛ m ɪ n i /) was the second United States human spaceflight program to fly. Conducted after the first American crewed space program, Project Mercury, while the Apollo program was still in early development, Gemini was conceived in 1961 and concluded in 1966.
Gemini is dominated by Castor and Pollux, two bright stars that appear relatively very closely together forming an o shape, encouraging the mythological link between the constellation and twinship. The twin above and to the right (as seen from the Northern Hemisphere) is Castor, whose brightest star is α Gem; it is a second-magnitude star and ...
Note on pronunciation. The suffix -ian is always unstressed: that is, / i ə n /. The related ending -ean, from an e in the root plus a suffix -an, has traditionally been stressed (that is, / ˈ iː ə n /) if the e is long ē in Latin (or is from η ē in Greek); but if the e is short in Latin, the suffix is pronounced the same as -ian.
Pronunciation / ˈ k ɛər ɒ n,-ə n / ... [37] and that is the prescribed pronunciation at NASA and of the ... observations by the Gemini Observatory detected ...
Gemini most often refers to: Gemini (constellation), one of the constellations of the zodiac; Gemini (astrology), an astrological sign; Gemini may also refer to:
NASA Meteor Watch 2012: Allsky cameras observed 328 bright Geminids – notice how similar they are to the orbit of the asteroid 3200 Phaethon (purple orbit) Composite view of meteors detected in the skies over Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Spectacular Geminid, brighter than the Full Moon (video 2012-Dec-14 07:28 UT)
Gemini 1 was the first mission in NASA's Gemini program. [2] An uncrewed test flight of the Gemini spacecraft, its main objectives were to test the structural integrity of the new spacecraft and modified Titan II launch vehicle. It was also the first test of the new tracking and communication systems for the Gemini program and provided training ...
Carnarvon NASA tracking station, circa 1969 Ascension tracking station in 2005. The network expanded for Project Gemini's longer flights which included rendezvous operations involving two spacecraft. A move toward increased computerization and decreased voice support for Gemini made a more centralized network possible with fewer primary ...