Gemini 9A

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Gemini 9A was a 1966 NASA crewed Gemini mission that tested rendezvous and docking procedures and conducted spacewalk experiments in preparation for the Apollo lunar program.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NASA Gemini mission
crewed spaceflight mission
orbital spaceflight
abbreviation GTA-9A
apoapsis approximately 274 kilometers
backupCrewMember Buzz Aldrin
James A. Lovell Jr.
linked to: Jim Lovell
callSign Gemini 9A
commander Thomas P. Stafford
linked to: Thomas Stafford
countryOfOrigin United States
crewMember Eugene A. Cernan
linked to: Eugene Cernan

Thomas P. Stafford
linked to: Thomas Stafford
crewSize 2
evaCount 1
evaDuration approximately 2 hours 7 minutes
evaOutcome partially successful
evaPerformedBy Eugene A. Cernan
linked to: Eugene Cernan
evaPurpose test Astronaut Maneuvering Unit
inclination 28.9 degrees
isFollowUpTo Gemini 9
landingDate 1966-06-06
landingSite Atlantic Ocean
launchDate 1966-06-03
launchSite Cape Kennedy Air Force Station Launch Complex 19
launchVehicle Titan II GLV
launchYear 1966
missionDuration 3 days 0 hours 20 minutes
missionNumber 9
missionPatchDesigner Allen Stevens
nextMission Gemini 10
notes original Gemini 9 prime crew died in a T-38 crash before the mission
operator NASA
orbitsCompleted 45
periapsis approximately 158 kilometers
pilot Eugene A. Cernan
linked to: Eugene Cernan
previousMission Gemini 8
primaryObjective docking procedures testing
rendezvous procedures testing
program Project Gemini
purpose preparation for Apollo lunar missions
recoveryShip USS Wasp
rendezvousTarget Augmented Target Docking Adapter
secondaryObjective extravehicular activity experiments
spacewalk techniques development
spaceAgency National Aeronautics and Space Administration
linked to: NASA
spacecraftType Gemini spacecraft
status completed

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Gemini 8 followedBy Gemini 9A
Titan II GLV usedForMission Gemini 9A
Thomas Stafford spaceMission Gemini 9A
Thomas Stafford wasCommanderOf Gemini 9A
Eugene Cernan spaceMission Gemini 9A
Gemini 9A callSign Gemini 9A
LC-19 launchedMission Gemini 9A
Gemini 10 precededBy Gemini 9A
Launch Complex 19 notableLaunch Gemini 9A
Thomas P. Stafford mission Gemini 9A
subject linked to: New Nine
USS Wasp (CV-18) spaceMissionRecovery Gemini 9A
subject linked to: USS Wasp
GTA-9A officialName Gemini 9A
GTA-9A callSign Gemini 9A
GTA-9A abbreviationOf Gemini-Titan 9A
linked to: Gemini 9A
GTA-9A crewCallsigned Gemini 9A
Gemini 9 officialName Gemini 9A
Allen Stevens notableWork Gemini 9A mission patch
linked to: Gemini 9A
Gemini 9A mission patch associatedWith NASA Gemini 9A spaceflight
subject linked to: Allen Stevens
linked to: Gemini 9A
Gemini program notableMission Gemini 9A
subject linked to: Gemini
Thomas P. Stafford spaceMission Gemini 9A
Thomas P. Stafford commandedMission Gemini 9A
Eugene A. Cernan flewOn Gemini 9A
subject linked to: The Fourteen
Charles Bassett missionAssignment Gemini 9 prime crew
linked to: Gemini 9A
Elliot McKay See Jr. wasCrewMemberOf Gemini 9 (original prime crew)
linked to: Gemini 9A
Charles A. Bassett II wasCrewMemberOf Gemini 9 (original prime crew)
linked to: Gemini 9A