Gemini 5 : eight days in space or bust / David J. Shayler.

This third book of the Gemini mission series focuses on the flight that simulated in Earth orbit the duration of an eight-day Apollo mission to the Moon. After the proof-of-concept test flights Gemini 1, 2 and 3 (as described in GEMINI FLIES!) and the success of the first American EVA as well as the...

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Main Author: Shayler, David, 1955- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Chichester, UK : Springer ; Praxis Publishing, [2023]
Series:Springer-Praxis books in space exploration.
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520 |a This third book of the Gemini mission series focuses on the flight that simulated in Earth orbit the duration of an eight-day Apollo mission to the Moon. After the proof-of-concept test flights Gemini 1, 2 and 3 (as described in GEMINI FLIES!) and the success of the first American EVA as well as the four-day U.S. mission (GEMINI 4), NASA gained the confidence to gradually increase mission time spent in orbit. This is the first known book to focus solely on the Gemini 5 mission and its challenges with equipment failures and difficult living conditions. The mission was targeted to double the endurance of the previous one, and as such was an integral stepping stone for an even more audacious mission four months later. Attempting the eight- and then fourteen-day durations would be an opportunity for America to gain the lead in space exploration over the Soviets. This mission pioneered the duration of a flight to the Moon and back three years before Apollo 8 made that journey, without a lunar landing, for the first time. 
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505 0 |a Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Author's Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Prologue -- 1: Pushing the Envelope -- A Rendezvous in Space -- Planning for a Week in Space -- References -- 2: Gordo and Pete -- Into the Jungle - Astronaut Style -- Selecting the Gemini 5 Crew -- Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr. -- Charles "Pete" Conrad, Jr. -- Emblazoned with an Emblem -- References -- 3: Apollo, MOL and the Soviets -- Opening Up New Horizons -- Advancing Apollo -- A Military Manned Orbital Laboratory -- America Marches Forward -- Counting Down to Gemini 5 
505 8 |a All Quiet on the Soviet Front -- References -- 4: Preparations -- Preparing the Men -- Two Astronauts Become One Crew -- Preparing the Hardware -- Gemini Launch Vehicle Number 5 -- Spacecraft Number 5 -- Steps Towards Space -- References -- 5: "We're on Our Way" -- Reviewing the Situation -- Ready to Charge -- Riding a Pogo Stick -- Onwards and Upwards -- References -- The following documents were frequently referred to during the compilation of this and subsequent chapters: -- 6: Gemini 5's Two Little Rascals -- That Other Rascal -- Giving it a Shot -- References 
505 8 |a 7: "When are we gonna get the fuel cell back?" -- Go/No Go? That Is the Question -- A Noisy Experiment -- References -- 8: Chasing a Phantom -- A Mission in the Balance -- Doing Fine -- Confidence for Gemini 6 -- References -- 9: "Right in that same nice big black void" -- Cool Astronauts -- Three Days and Counting -- Surpassing the Russians -- In the Media -- References -- 10: "Still clanking along in the old, covered wagon" -- Cutting Down the Evening Work -- Setting New Records -- Belief in Mission Control -- References -- 11: Another Bright Day -- No Surprises -- A Dollar Owed 
505 8 |a Plans Beyond Gemini 5 -- References -- 12: One Hundred Down, Twenty-Two to Go -- The Day Before The Day Before -- The End Quite Far -- References -- 13: A 300-Coffee-Cup-Per-Shift Mission -- Saturday -- From Outer to Inner Space - Sealab -- Three Million Miles and Counting... -- References -- 14: "Everything is just peachy keen" -- The Final Countdown -- References -- 15: Somersaults on the Flight Deck -- Recovery -- Post-Flight Debriefing -- Post Flight Press Conference -- Entering the Post-Flight Period -- References -- 16: Post-Flight, Presidents, and Parades -- A Stunning Triumph 
505 8 |a Six Nations in 13 Days -- References -- 17: Afterwards -- Applying the Experience -- Moving On -- References -- Appendix I: Gemini 5 Mission Timeline (Abbreviated) -- Appendix II: Gemini 5 Experiments -- Appendix III: Bibliography -- Appendix IV: Other Works -- About the Author -- Index 
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