The Gemini Program was the second manned space program of the United States, developed in the early 1960s during the space race with the Soviet Union.

The project began in 1965 after the US space agency finalized its first space flight program: the groundbreaking Mercury project, which had successfully put the first US astronauts into orbit.

The Gemini program, unlike its predecessor and its subsequent continuation with the Apollo Program, did not produce as much euphoria in the public opinion although the developments reached in the project would be of vital importance for the development of the future Apollo missions and the goal landing mankind on the surface of the moon.

The main purpose of the Gemini program was to demonstrate the possibilities of space flight and coupling that would be used later during the Apollo missions when the lunar module separated from the command module in orbit around the Moon and later meet with the spaceship again after that the astronauts had left the lunar surface.

Another goal of the Gemini missions was to extend the astronauts’ stay in space for up to two weeks.

This was even more than what was required for the Apollo missions.

As you can see, the Gemini project was of great importance as it helped mankind reach the moon, land on its surface and return safely back home.

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