Gemini 10
Gemini 10 (officially Gemini X) was a 1966 crewed spaceflight in NASA's Gemini program. It was the 8th crewed Gemini flight, the 16th crewed American flight, and the 24th spaceflight of all time (includes X-15 flights over 100 kilometers (54 nautical miles)). During the mission, flown by future STS-1 Commander John Young and future Apollo 11 Command Module Pilot Michael Collins, Collins became the first person to perform two extravehicular activities.
Gemini 10 is boosted into a higher orbit by its Agena Target Vehicle | |
| Mission type |
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|---|---|
| Operator | NASA |
| COSPAR ID | 1966-066A |
| SATCAT no. | 2349 |
| Mission duration | 2 days, 22 hours, 46 minutes, 39 seconds |
| Orbits completed | 43 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Gemini SC10 |
| Manufacturer | McDonnell |
| Launch mass | 8,296 pounds (3,763 kg) |
| Landing mass | 4,254 pounds (1,930 kg) |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 2 |
| Members |
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| EVAs | 2 |
| EVA duration | 1 hour, 28 minutes |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | July 18, 1966, 22:20:26 UTC |
| Rocket | Titan II GLV, s/n #62-12565 |
| Launch site | Cape Kennedy LC-19 |
| End of mission | |
| Recovered by | USS Guadalcanal |
| Landing date | July 21, 1966, 21:07:05 UTC |
| Landing site | 26°45′N 71°57′W |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 299 kilometers (161 nmi) |
| Apogee altitude | 756 kilometers (408 nmi) |
| Inclination | 28.8 degrees |
| Period | 95.19 minutes |
| Epoch | July 19, 1966 |
| Docking with GATV-5005 | |
| Docking date | July 19, 1966, 04:15:00 UTC |
| Undocking date | July 20, 1966, 19:00:00 UTC |
| Time docked | 1 day, 14 hours, 45 minutes |
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(L-R) Young, Collins Project Gemini | |
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