April 8, 1964
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – 60 years ago today, the uncrewed Gemini I mission was launched and successfully orbited the Earth.
As a result of the test, the Titan II rocket was considered safe for use in human spaceflight.
Gemini 1 was an uncrewed orbital test of the Titan 2 launch vehicle, the Gemini spacecraft structural integrity, and the launch vehicle-spacecraft compatibility.
The test covered all phases through the orbital insertion phase. Other objectives were to check out launch vehicle-spacecraft launch heating conditions, launch vehicle performance, launch vehicle flight control system switch-over circuits, launch vehicle orbit insertion accuracy, and the malfunction detection system.
This was the first production Gemini spacecraft and launch vehicle.
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