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Gemini XII (Gemini 12)
Titan II GLV
Historical mission record
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Mission status
Launch Successful
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LAUNCH SITECape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission
Gemini 12 was the tenth and final crewed mission of the NASA's Project Gemini. It was commanded by Command Pilot James A. Lovell, Jr. and Pilot Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr. The crew performed three EVAs, redezvoused and docked with an Agena target vehicle, and performed various scientific experiments. The mission started on November 11, 1966, 20:46:33 UTC and ended on November 15, 1966, 19:21:04 UTC.
- Launch vehicle
- Titan II GLV
- Mission type
- Human Exploration
- Destination orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
- Spacecraft
- Gemini SC12
- Destination
- Low Earth Orbit
- Launch pad
- Launch Complex 19
- Provider
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Programs
- Gemini
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Launch crew
Gemini SC12
Landing crew (2)Gemini SC12
The vehicle
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Launch vehicle
Titan II GLV
The Titan II GLV (Gemini Launch Vehicle) or Gemini-Titan II was an American expendable launch system derived from the Titan II missile, which was used to launch twelve Gemini missions for NASA between 1964 and 1966. Two unmanned launches followed by ten manned ones were conducted from Launch Complex 19 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, starting with Gemini 1 on April 8, 1964.
- Height
- 33.2 m
- Diameter
- 3.05 m
- Stages
- 2
- Recorded launches
- 12
- First flight
- 1964-04-08
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Launch site & orbit
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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