Project Gemini

Project Gemini was the second human spaceflight program in which the United States of America sent humans into space, between Projects Mercury and Apollo, during the years 1963-1966. Its objective was to develop techniques for advanced space travel, notably those necessary for Apollo, whose objective was to land men on the Moon. Gemini missions involved extravehicular activity and orbital maneuvers including rendezvous and docking.

Gemini-Titan launches and serial numbers

The Gemini-Titan launch vehicles, like the Mercury-Atlas vehicles before them, were ordered by NASA through the U. S. Air Force and were in reality missiles. The Gemini-Titan II rockets were assigned U.S. Air Force serial numbers, which were painted in four places on each Titan II (on opposite sides on each of the first and second stages). U.S. Air Force crews maintained Launch Complex 19 and prepared and launched all of the Gemini-Titan II launch vehicles.

Related Topics:
Titan - Atlas

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These are the USAF serial numbers assigned to

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the Gemini-Titan launch vehicles. They were ordered in 1962

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so the serial is "62-12XXX", but only "12XXX" is painted on the

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Titan II:

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• 12556 - GLV-1 - Gemini 1
• 12557 - GLV-2 - Gemini 2
• 12558 - GLV-3 - Gemini 3
• 12559 - GLV-4 - Gemini 4
• 12560 - GLV-5 - Gemini 5
• 12561 - GLV-6 - Gemini 6A
• 12562 - GLV-7 - Gemini 7
• 12563 - GLV-8 - Gemini 8
• 12564 - GLV-9 - Gemini 9A
• 12565 - GLV-10 - Gemini 10
• 12566 - GLV-11 - Gemini 11
• 12567 - GLV-12 - Gemini 12
• 12568 - GLV-13 Ordered by NASA 1962, not built, cancelled July 30, 1964
• 12569 - GLV-14 Ordered by NASA 1962, not built, cancelled July 30, 1964
• 12570 - GLV-15 Ordered by NASA 1962, not built, cancelled July 30, 1964

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