1964 · United States Air Force
Gemini I
successTitan II GLV | Gemini I
Gemini 1 was the first mission in NASA's Gemini program. 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 for the ground support crews for the first crewed missions.
Overview
- Date / time
- April 8, 1964 at 04:00 PM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Launch Complex 19
- Mission
- Gemini I
- Mission type
- Test Flight
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit