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Saturn, Gemini and Mercury - Shown here at the U.S.
Space Park, New York World's Fair, are (left to right) full scale
models of:
The propulsion section of the first, or S-IC stage,
of the Saturn V which will launch the three man Apollo spacecraft
toward the Moon.
The taller Titan II launch vehicle, and atop it,
the Gemini spacecraft in which two astronauts will orbit the Earth
in long duration flights and later conduct rendezvous and docking
operations (meeting and coupling with another spacecraft in orbit).
And the somewhat shorter than Titan II Mercury-Atlas.
This is the first time the famed man-carrying Mercury spacecraft
(in which Astronauts Glenn, Carpenter, Schirra and Cooper separately
made successful Earth orbital flights) has ever been mated atop
the Atlas launch vehicle outside Cape Kennedy. Topping the spacecraft
is the Mercury escape tower.
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U.S. Space Park, New York World's Fair -- Seen in
the foreground is the forward section of the full-scale X-15 research
aircraft. Jointly sponsored and built by the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration, the Air Force, and Navy, the plane is
operated under NASA management to explore ultrasonic flight problems.
Immediately behind the X-15 is the Thor-Delta launch
vehicle, also in full scale, which has successfully placed 22
spacecraft in Earth orbit. Among these are the Telstar, Relay,
Echo and Syncom communications satellites, and the Tiros weather
satellites, all on view at the Space Park.
Behind it are seen first the Atlas-Mercury manned
spaceflight launch vehicle and spacecraft (full-scale) and then
the Titan II-Gemini launch vehicle and spacecraft (full-scale).
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U.S. Space Park, New York World's Fair -- Shown
here is a full-scale representation of the Gemini spacecraft,
in which two astronauts will be placed in Earth orbit for as long
as two weeks, as well as meeting and coupling up with another
spacecraft.
To the right may be seen the lower section of the
Titan II launch vehicle, which will lift the Gemini spacecraft
into orbit.
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