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GeminiVlGeminiVllGeminiVI-AUnmanned64orbitsQualificationUnmannedSuborbitalQualificationManned3orbitsQualificationMannedFourdaysLongdurationMannedEightd_ysLongdurationManned Manned[0nedayiRendezvousLaunchdateApr.8,1964Jan.19,1965Mar.23,1965June3,1965Aug.21,1965jOct.25,1965MajoraccomplishmentsDemonstratedstructuralintegrity.Demonstratedlaunchvehiclesystemsperformance.Demonstratedspacecraftsystemsper-formance.DemonstratedmannedqualificationoftheGeminispacecraft.Demonstratedspacecraftsystemsper-formanceandcrewcapabilityforfourdaysinspace.DemonstratedEVA.DemonstratedDemonstratedbilityandlong-durationflight.rendezvousradarcapa-rendezvousmaneuvers.DemonstrateddualcountdownproceduresTwodays(GAATVandGLV/Spacecraft).RendezvousDemonstratedflightperformanceofthe(Canceledaf-TLVandflightreadinessoftheGATVte_failuresecondarypropulsionsystem.ofGATV)MannedDec.4,1965Demonstratedtwo-weekdurationflightFourteendaysandstationkeepingwithGLVStageII.LongdurationEvaluated shirtsleeve environment.ActedastherendezvoustargetforSpacecraft6.Demonstratedcontrolledreentrytowithinsevenmilesofplannedland-ingpoint.Dec.15,1965Demonstratedon-timelaunchprocedures.Demonstratedclosed-looprendezvouscapability.Demonstratedstation-keepingtechniquewithSpacecraft7.oQ(Continuedinsidebackcover)
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