Gemini 4
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-76674-4 (ISBN)
The flight of Gemini 4 in June 1965 was conducted barely four years after the first Americans flew in space. It was a bold step by NASA to accomplish the first American spacewalk and to extend the U.S. flight duration record to four days. This would be double the experience gained from the six Mercury missions combined.
This daring mission was the first to be directed from the new Mission Control at the Manned Spacecraft Center near Houston, Texas. It also revealed that:
- Working outside the spacecraft would require further study.
- Developing the techniques to rendezvous with another object in space would not be as straightforward as NASA had hoped.
- Living in a small spacecraft for several days was a challenging but necessary step in the quest for even longer flights.
Dave Shayler's interest in the U.S. Gemini program began during the late 1960s whilst reading about the earlier missions of Apollo astronauts as they prepared for the first lunar landings. The skills learned, which secured their seats on Apollo were achieved during ten Gemini missions flown between March 1965 and November 1966. From that early research he learnt that Gemini was an important stepping stone to Apollo and though shorts it was a critical program not only on the way to the moon but also in planning future programs. Even today, nearly 50 years after the final Gemini spacecraft flew the program holds a special place in the hearts of those who worked on the project. Over the years this research continued and resulted in visits to the NASA JSC facilities and archives in Houston and the NARA records offices in Fort Worth, Texas where many of the official Gemini documents had been retired. Dave had the good fortune to meet and interview astronauts and engineers who worked on the program and access retired documentation from that exciting era. In 1976, as his interest in human spaceflight developed, he joined the British Interplanetary Society; in 1984 Dave was elected a Fellow and since 2013 has served as a member of the BIS Council. For the past few years he has served as Chair for the BIS Library Committee and as Coordinator and Co-Chair of the annual Soviet/Chinese Technical Forum. In addition in 1990 he became a co-founder and Chairman of the Midlands Spaceflight Society.
Preface.- Chapter 1: Stepping into the void.- Chapter 2: Dressed for the occasion.- Chapter 3: Jim and Ed.- Chapter 4: Steps towards space.- Chapter 5: School for controllers.- Chapter 6: "We're on our way, buddy!".- Chapter 7: He's out! He's floating free.- Chapter 8: A streamlined Gemini capsule.- Chapter 9: Something else up here.- Chapter 10: This thing isn't very big.- Chapter 11: Computer malfunction.- Chapter 12: Final orbits.- Chapter 13: "We're about ready to come down!.- Chapter 14: Post-flight.- Chapter 15: A significant contribution.- Appendices.- Bibliography.- About the author.- Other works by the author.- Index.
"This well-researched volume by David Shayler, the author of numerous books about human spaceflight, will be a valuable addition to the bookshelves of anyone interested in the events that took place more than 50 years ago and culminated in humans walking on the Moon." (Peter Bond, The Observatory, Vol. 139 (1272), October, 2019)
“This well-researched volume by David Shayler, the author of numerous books about human spaceflight, will be a valuable addition to the bookshelves of anyone interested in the events that took place more than 50 years ago and culminated in humans walking on the Moon.” (Peter Bond, The Observatory, Vol. 139 (1272), October, 2019)
| Erscheinungsdatum | 06.01.2019 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Space Exploration | Springer Praxis Books |
| Zusatzinfo | XXV, 378 p. 81 illus., 46 illus. in color. |
| Verlagsort | Cham |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 168 x 240 mm |
| Gewicht | 755 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Weltraum / Astronomie |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik | |
| Schlagworte | Build up to Mercury launches • Gemini 1965 • Gemini as Apollo stepping stone • Gemini flights • Gemini orbital experiments • Post-Mercury NASA flights • second manned Gemini flight • Ten Mercury missions |
| ISBN-10 | 3-319-76674-0 / 3319766740 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-319-76674-4 / 9783319766744 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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