Gemini 5 - Wikipedia
Gemini 5 (officially Gemini V) [3] was a 1965 crewed spaceflight in NASA's Project Gemini. It was the third crewed Gemini flight, the eleventh crewed American spaceflight (including two X-15 flights above 100 kilometers (54 nmi)), and the nineteenth human spaceflight of all time.
55 Years Ago: Gemini 5 Sets a New Record - NASA
Aug 28, 2020 · At 119 hours and six minutes into the flight, Gemini 5 became the longest crewed space mission, surpassing the mark set by Soviet cosmonaut Valeri I. Bykovski aboard Vostok 5 just two years earlier. Left: Shortly after splashdown, swimmers assist Cooper, left, and Conrad to transfer from their spacecraft into a life raft.
Gemini V - NASA
Oct 5, 2023 · Gemini V, carrying astronauts Gordon Cooper and Charles "Pete" Conrad was the third crewed Earth-orbiting spacecraft of the Gemini series. The flight was designed to last eight days and test rendezvous procedures.
Gemini 5 Fact Sheet - Spaceline
Gemini 5 (NASA Code: GT-5) Launch Date: August 21, 1965. Launch Time: 8:59:59 a.m. EST. Launch Site: Launch Complex 19. Launch Vehicle: Gemini-Titan II GLV-5 (GT-5) Capsule: Gemini Spacecraft Number 5. Capsule Nickname: None. Crew: L. …
Gemini V Full Mission - Historical Narration & Footage, Conrad, …
Jun 30, 2022 · Documentary about the Gemini 5 mission, a long-duration flight (eight days, the length of time required to complete a lunar mission). The Gemini capsule and program are presented, followed by...
Recovered Gemini 5 rocket stage returns to launch site | Space
Jan 20, 2023 · A 27-foot-long (8 meters) segment of the Titan II rocket that launched NASA's Gemini 5 mission in 1965 and became the first U.S. rocket stage to be recovered intact was delivered to the Cape ...
Gemini V: Paving the Way for Long Duration Spaceflight - NASA
Aug 5, 2015 · During the summer of 1965, the United States began to pull even in the space race with the Soviet Union. The eight-day Gemini V endurance mission doubled America’s spaceflight record set two months earlier. It also tested technology that would help make longer missions possible in the future.
Gemini 5 - Encyclopedia Astronautica
Aug 29, 2011 · First American flight to seize duration record from Soviet Union. Mission plan curtailed due to fuel cell problems; mission incredibly boring, spacecraft just drifting to conserve fuel most of the time. Splashed down 145 km from aim point. Launched: 1965-08-21. Returned: 1965-08-29. Number crew: 2 . Duration: 7.96 days.
Gemini 5 Sets New Crewed Spaceflight Record 56 Years Ago Today
Aug 30, 2021 · On August 29, 1965, NASA's Gemini 5 mission made a record-breaking history in the field of crewed spaceflight. Aboard the spacecraft were two astronauts that spent eight days in Earth's orbit.
NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details
5 days ago · Gemini 5, carrying astronauts Gordon Cooper and Charles "Pete" Conrad was the third crewed Earth-orbiting spacecraft of the Gemini series. The flight was designed to last eight days and test rendezvous procedures.