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g_v_bw_o_n (S-62-4677)

            “Gemini Rendezvous Configuration

The Gemini spacecraft is composed of the equipment section (far left) which houses most of the oxygen for the life support system, the fuel cells for electric power, and hypergolic fuels for the propulsion system. Second from left is the retro-rocket section, carrying solid fuel rockets which slow down the spacecraft’s descent from orbit. Both these sections are to be jettisoned before reentry. Second from right is the reentry module which housed the two-man crew throughout the flight. At far right is the adapter of the Agena D with which Gemini will rendezvous and dock in space.”

This cannot be the appropriate caption. QC anyone? Thus, the tradition begins…”unlike any other.”

At least, this original 1962 photograph is in remarkable condition!

Based on other variants of this image, linked to below, I’m quite sure it’s by Arnold Pierce.

Taken on: April 5, 2024

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black and white

Glossy Photo

Artist Rendering

Artist’s Concept

Artist’s Rendering

artist depiction

Artist's Depiction

NASA Spacecraft

Gemini spacecraft

Rendezvous and Docking

Gemini Program

Project Gemini

Manned Space Flight

Human Space Flight

Gemini Astronauts

Gemini Astronaut

exhaust plume

rocket propulsion

Agena Target Vehicle

Agena Target Docking Vehicle

perspective view

Arnold Pierce

A. Pierce

L-Band Boom Antenna

L-Band Antenna

dipole loop antenna

NASA

airglow

Space Race

starry sky

McDonnell Aircraft Corporation

McDonnell Aircraft Corp.

S-62-4677

indexing bar

docking collar

Gemini-Agena Target Vehicle

reentry module

adapter module « less

Sets appears in: • Breaking The Bonds & Firsts • Satellites: Views By/Views Of more » • Miscellaneous • Gemini Program « less

Groups appears in: • Space Exploration • Mid-century Space Illustration more » • Space & Astronauts « less

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