Project Mercury and Gemini

Seven astronauts on Project Mercury

1. John Glen 2. Alan Shepard 3. Gus Grissom 4. Deke Slayton 5. Goldren Cooper 6. Scott Carpenter 7. Wally Schirra

How long did Project Mercury last?

4 2/3 years

EVA stand for

Extra-Vehicular Activity

Gemini 9 mission tested different because

Flying near another spacecraft and spacewalk

What was the first flight to carry astronauts was?

Gemini 3

Gemini 12..

Solved problems from earlier spacewalks

Gemini 11...

flew higher than any NASA mission before

Gemini 5 stayed in orbit for..

more than a week

First man in space

uri gargin

Gemini 10 connected with another spacecraft and..

used its engines to move both vehicles.

Nasa had to learn

what happened when astronauts spent many days in space how astronauts could go outside a spacecraft in a spacesuit how to connect 2 spacecraft together in space

NASA named Gemini spacecraft and program after what?

Constellation Gemini

The Gemini mission tested what?

A new vechile

NASA used the game Gemini because

It would carry two people

Who was the first man to orbit?

John Glenn

Who were the first to fly Gemini mission?

John Young and Gus Grissom

Gemini mission proved

Nasa could do it

Project Mercury was founded on..

October 7, 1958

What spacecraft were used for the Gemini program?

On the outside it looked like the capsule used for Mercury Missions. It was bigger than Mercury and could hold 2 people

The name Gemini means

Twins

Gemini 4 mission included the first..

U.S Spacewalk

To experience endurance of humand and equipment to spaceflight for extended periods,

at least 8 days required for a moon landing to a max of two weeks