Titan II GLV | Gemini I
Gemini 1 was the first mission in NASA’s Gemini program. An uncrewed test flight of the Gemini spacecraft, its main objectives were to test the structural integrity of the new spacecraft and modified Titan II launch vehicle. It was also the first test of the new tracking and communication systems for the Gemini program and provided training for the ground support crews for the first crewed missions.
Gemini SC1 is the Gemini capsule used for the Gemini 1 mission launched on April 8, 1964.
The Titan II GLV (Gemini Launch Vehicle) or Gemini-Titan II was an American expendable launch system derived from the Titan II missile, which was used to launch twelve Gemini missions for NASA between 1964 and 1966. Two unmanned launches followed by ten manned ones were conducted from Launch Complex 19 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, starting with Gemini 1 on April 8, 1964.
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Mission Profile
Gemini I was a Titan II GLV mission operated by United States Air Force that lifted off from Launch Complex 19, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on April 8, 1964. The flight carried its payload on a test flight mission to Low Earth Orbit. It was flown as part of the Gemini program. The launch was a success.