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Gregory Alterton's avatar

Gemini receives no glory compared to Mercury and Apollo. To me, though, it was the most ambitious project of the three. Every step was a first step. Plus I’ve always thought the Gemini capsule looked bitchin’

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Thomas Leckwold's avatar

Well put. I am absolutely fascinated by it and they achieved so much in such a relative short time.

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Ken's avatar
Aug 2Edited

Of possible interest to you:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Chamberlin

Also the Avro Arrow movie is available online at archive.org. Jim Chamberlln should always be remembered for his part in the effort, which was probably pivotal.

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Thomas Leckwold's avatar

Thanks Ken. I am always interested in the space program, so I will definitely take a look. Mr. Chamberlain, like many things of Project Gemini are overlooked for his contributions.

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