Talk:Gemini 7

Metric
Shouldn't the customary units be here somewhere since they were the units originally used? Also, someone should decide upon 7 or VII and change all the references to either one or the other. 08:55, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

Gemini 7 Recovery vessel
The uss Wasp did not recover Gemini 7. The uss Guadalcanal LPH 7 recovered the capsule.I was aboard the  carrier know as "CANDY CANE 7" standing on the flight deck.Iwas a SHIP SERVICEMAN 3rd class: my name is JERRY TILLEY and i live in Columbus,Georgia.I am 65 years old and would really enjoy hearing from other sailors who were on board at the time of the splash down. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.214.221.80 (talk) 02:53, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

picture
the last picture does not look correct, it looks like a mercury capsule, but, it could just be the angle — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.78.66.138 (talk) 17:52, 28 June 2012 (UTC)


 * You do realize that the Mercury and Gemini capsules were designed similarly, right? Gemini was bigger, and Mercury didn't have that large of a hatch (and the second one isn't visible here.) What is displayed here is all that's left (except for the hatch cover) at splashdown. Blow the picture up and look inside; that's definitely the Gemini interior, looking at the Pilot's (right hand) seat. JustinTime55 (talk) 16:47, 29 June 2012 (UTC)

It’s a horrible angle. You can see the control stick between the commander and pilot seats, but with the entire hatch door gone and facing it dead on it indeed does look like a Mercury capsule. Ajm71 (talk) 08:50, 1 April 2020 (UTC)

Orbital parameters: Reliable source needed
The parameters listed do not seem to match what the SATCAT page (as linked) says; in fact it's a bit hard to tell exactly what the page says, as there is no column header. This is Gemini VII's entry:

S001812 1965-100A     Gemini VII                               Gemini SC7               NASA         1965 Dec  4 Landed           1965 Dec 18  1965 Dec  9 LEO/I       90.54    299 x    302 x  28.9

"1965 Dec 9" apparently is the epoch; the number 90.54 is consistent with the number we have for perigee (in statute miles?); 28.9 is consistent with our inclination degrees; but what do "299 x" and "302 x'"mean? Apparently one (which?) is the apogee (in what units?)

The "On the Shoulders of Titans" document lists in the flight data appendix: "highest apogee 327.9 km (177.1 nmi)" and "lowest apogee 161.4 km (87.2 nmi)", but these did not occur at the same time. The pre-launch press release and the "Shoulders of Titans" text both confirm the orbit was modified within the first day after launch to raise the apogee and extend the life of the orbit for the two-week mission. The press release says "124 by 210 statute miles" was planned, but the Titans text gives orbits in kilometers (converted to statute miles) says "nearly circular 300 km orbit".

The upshot is, the 161.7 km by 328.2 km we give does not match the SATCAT, and according to the NASA history 161.7 km is much too low for the two-week orbit. What should we do? JustinTime55 (talk) 17:21, 24 September 2014 (UTC)


 * I just got a brain flash: maybe the SATCAT is trying to say 90.54 is the period in minutes; and the orbit is "299 (perigee) by 302 (apogee) by 28.9 degrees inclination". Now the only uncertainty is the units used (km?) JustinTime55 (talk) 17:24, 24 September 2014 (UTC)

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Tracking numbers...
On what basis are you calling Gemini VII the 12th American crewed flight? Are you counting MR-2 and MA-5 as crewed simply because there was a hominid on board? Ajm71 (talk) 08:43, 1 April 2020 (UTC)
 * The math is mixed up (or possibly vandalism)? and the numbers are off by one. There were eleven Mercury and Gemini human spaceflights at the time, plus the two X-15 flights above the Karman line. JustinTime55 (talk) 14:33, 1 April 2020 (UTC)