Gemini 5 Command Module

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gemini_4_Command_Module
gptkbp:aircraft_operated 2.8 million kilometers
gptkbp:airlines gptkb:Chris_Kraft
gptkbp:collection biological data
environmental data
engineering data
gptkbp:communication S-band radio
gptkbp:cooling_system ablative heat shield
gptkbp:crew gptkb:John_Young
gptkb:Gus_Grissom
2
extensive
continuous
gptkbp:elevation 1,200 kilometers
gptkbp:first_flight August 21, 1965
gptkbp:highest_point 160 kilometers
gptkbp:historical_impact paved the way for long-duration space missions.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gemini 5 Command Module
gptkbp:landing_site gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:launch_date August 21, 1965
10:00 AMEDT
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Cape_Kennedy_Air_Force_Station
gptkbp:launch_vehicle Titan IIGLV
gptkbp:launched gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Mc_Donnell_Aircraft_Corporation
gptkbp:mission gptkb:spacecraft
gptkb:Houston,_Texas
120
conducted
successful
demonstrated capabilities for Apollo missions.
gptkbp:mission_duration 8 days
gptkbp:notable_event first use of a two-man crew for an extended mission.
first mission to conduct a rendezvous simulation.
first mission to test fuel cells in space.
first mission to test the effects of weightlessness on the human body.
gptkbp:objective test long-duration spaceflight
gptkbp:orbital_inclination 28.5 degrees
gptkbp:orbital_period 90 minutes
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Gemini_program
gptkbp:power_output fuel cells
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Gemini_4_Command_Module
gptkbp:research gptkb:physicist
gptkb:technology_demonstrations
gptkbp:restoration gptkb:musician
gptkb:USS_Sylvania
August 29, 1965
gptkbp:scholarships environmental control system
gptkbp:significance first mission to last over a week in space.
gptkbp:speed 6 degrees
28,000 kilometers per hour
gptkbp:successor Gemini 6 Command Module