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Winged Gemini
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zgemwing.jpg
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Credit:
G de Chiara
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Winged Gemini
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Icarus
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zicarus.jpg
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Icarus
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Winged Gemini
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Top view of Winged Gemini, the most radical modification proposed. Drawing on the results of the ASSET subscale winged re-entry vehicle program, McDonnell proposed a version of the spacecraft using the same internal systems but capable of a piloted runway landing. The spacecraft was designed for launch by the standard Titan 2 Gemini Launch Vehicle.
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gemwin1.jpg
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Credit:
McDonnell Douglas
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Winged Gemini
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Winged Gemini
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Rear view of Winged Gemini, the most radical modification proposed. The Gemini propulsion systems contained in the basic Gemini retrograde and equipment modules would be repackaged within the jettisonable adapter section of the spacecraft. Five instead of four re-entry rockets were required for retrofire due to the increased mass of the return vehicle. Swing wings would be deployed after re-entry to allow for a runway landing.
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gemwin2.jpg
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Credit:
McDonnell Douglas
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Winged Gemini
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Side view of the Winged Gemini.
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gemwin3.jpg
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Credit:
McDonnell Douglas
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Winged Gemini
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Winged Gemini
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Drawing uncovered by Glen Swanson at NASA in 2000. It is substantially different from the configuration portrayed in NASA documents of the 1960's. Was this part of a cover-up of the true configuration of the spacecraft? Or a 1990's hoax?
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gemwingi.jpg
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Credit:
Glen Swanson
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