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AGENA by Michael Collins of Johnson Space Center (JSC)
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Gemini 10 launch time exposu
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Gemini 10 launch time exposure |
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A time-exposure photograph shows the configuration of Pad 19 up until the launch of Gemini 10. Onboard the spacecraft are John W. Young and Michael Collins. The two astronauts would spend almost three days practicing docking with the Agena target vehicle and conducting a number of experiments. |
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07/18/1966 |
| NASA Center |
Johnson Space Center |
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Gemini 10 spacecraft success
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Gemini 10 spacecraft successfully docked with Agena Target Docking Vehicle |
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The Gemini 10 spacecraft is successfully docked with Agena Target Docking Vehicle 5005. The Agena display panel is clearly visible. After docking with the Agena, Astronauts John Young and Michael Collins fired the 16,000 lb. thrust engine of Agena 10's primary propulsion system to boost the combined vehicles into an orbit with an apogee of 413 nautical miles to set a new altitude record for manned spaceflight. |
| Date Taken |
1966-07-18 |
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Photograph of MSC-8 color pa
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Photograph of MSC-8 color patch outside spacecraft during docking |
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Gemini 10 pilot Michael Collins photographed this MSC-8 Color Patch outside the spacecraft during the Gemini 10/Agena dockign mission. The experiment was for the purpose of showing what effect the environment of space will have upon the color photography taken in cislunar space and on the lunar surface during an Apollo mission. |
| Date Taken |
1966-07-18 |
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