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Agena of Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and Johnson Space Center (JSC)
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Gemini 11 maintenance
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Gemini 11 maintenance |
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The Gemini 11 spacecraft is lowered onto a dolly for preflight maintenance before stacking on the Titan rocket at the Kennedy Space Center. Dick Gordon and Pete Conrad would liftoff in this spacecraft on September 12, 1966 for a mission lasting almost three days. The crew practiced docking with the Agena unmanned docking craft, and Gordon also performed two spacewalks during the mission. |
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07/21/1966 |
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Johnson Space Center |
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Gemini with Agena on Earth
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Gemini with Agena on Earth |
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Gemini 6 spacecraft (right) and Agena Target Vehicle (left) on the Boresight Range Tower for at the Kennedy Space Center to test the two spacecrafts? docking capability. Agena was designed to launch separately from Gemini and act as a target for astronauts in a Gemini spacecraft to rendezvous with. Gemini 6 was slated to be the first mission to dock with Agena, but a malfunction with the unmanned target resulted in new objectives for Gemini 6 calling for a one day rendezvous with Gemini 7 in December, 1965. |
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1965 |
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Johnson Space Center |
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Gemini Augmented Target Dock
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Gemini Augmented Target Docking Adapter during pre-flight checkout |
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The Gemini Augmented Target Docking Adapter (ATDA) during pre-flight checkout in the Kennedy Space Center's Cryogenic Building. The ATDA is being used because the Agena Target Vehicle failed to achieve orbit on May 17th, 1966, causing the postponement of the Gemini 9 mission. The mission (renamed Gemini 9-A) has been rescheduled for May 31st. |
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1966-05-19 |
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Agena Target Vehicle atop At
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Agena Target Vehicle atop Atlas Launch vehicle launched from KSC |
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An Agena Target Vehicle atop its Atlas Launch vehicle is launched from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex 14 at 10:15 am.m., May 17, 1966. The Agena was intended as a rendezvous and docking vehicle for the Gemini 9 spacecraft. However, since the Agena failed to achieve orbit, the Gemini 9 mission was postponed. |
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1966-05-17 |
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Agena Target Docking Vehicle
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Agena Target Docking Vehicle during prelaunch preparations at Complex 14 |
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An Agena Target Docking Vehicle atop its Atlas launch vehicle was launched from the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 14 at 3:39 p.m., July 19, 1966. The Agena will be a rendezvous and docking vehicle for the Gemini 10 space flight. |
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1966-07-18 |
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Launch of Agena Target Docki
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Launch of Agena Target Docking Vehicle atop Atlas launch vehicle |
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An Agena Target Docking Vehicle atop its Atlas launch vehicle was launched fromt the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 14 at 6:05 a.m., September 12, 1966. The Agena served as a rendezvous and docking vehicle for the Gemini 11 spacecraft. |
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1966-09-12 |
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Agena Target Docking Vehicle
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Agena Target Docking Vehicle launched from KSC |
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An Agena Target Docking Vehicle atop its Atlas launch vehicle was launched from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex 14 at 2:08 p.m., November 11, 1966. The Agena served as a rendezvous and docking vehicle for the Gemini 12 spacecraft. |
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1966-11-11 |
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