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 * Category 1 – Mercury & Gemini **
 * Mercury PROGRAM || NASA Past ||
 * Gemini PROGRAM || NASA Past ||

NASA PAST Missions http://www.nasa.gov/missions/past/index.html  **//__Marianda-__// I was looked at the grading rubric and it said to get proficent or above we should have 7 or more slides < the grading rubric is right over there (<) if you want to look at it**

**rachel- were you making all the questions? or do i need to make some? and just makingg sure you no they have to be about mercury and gemini.**

** **Ok i well i made 2 for Mercury, ill give them to you in Thomas's class on monday! or, If you want them now they are at the very bottom of this page!**
 * i only made questions for gemini.









Gemini-
 * November 11 marks the 40th anniversary of the launch of Gemini XII
 * It was the final mission in the groundbreaking program that bridged the gap between Mercury and Apollo.
 * May 25, 1961 three weeks after the Mercury Mission, Alan Shepard became the first american in space.
 * They used this launch to see if long duration trips could be handled.
 * It was also used to see if astronaunts could go deeper into space.
 * It was also used to see if docking with another rocket would be possible.
 * It was also used as a practie ship for perfect landings of rockets.
 * to gain more informtion on how astronaunts become weightless in space and physical changes that happen to the astronanuts.

Mercury- The two main rockets were named Freedom 7 and Friendship 7 on board was a men whose names were **Schirra,** **Slayton**')| **Glenn** )|**Carpenter,** **Shepard** ,**Grissom**]]** and ****Cooper**]] **.** Begining of new era of space travle that eventually led to Humans wlking on the moon in 1969 Project Mercury was America's first mannned space program

it was launched on Feb. 20 1962 Problems- One problem is that an altitude control jet was clogged at the end of the first obit. this caused an astronaunt to abaondon the automatic control for the manual control system. another problem is that a faulty switch in the heat shield showed that the clamp holding the sheild had been realesed early.

This mission was launched to dertiman the capiblities of man in space

On this misssion we learned what men can handle while up in space, and made corrections to what can make it eaiser up there for the astronauts (spelling?)

Fun Facts about Mercury- On the first suborbital flight a chimp named HAM was launched on board Mercury No. 5

Mercury Questions: ~ What were the names of the two main rockets in Project Mercury? A. Element 5 and Energy 5 B. Freedom 7 and Friendship 7 C. Little Joe and Redstone D. Atlas and Scout ~ Why was this project so significant? A. a chimp tried out the spacecraft first B. It lead to humans walking on the moon C. It was the first manned space program D. It determined the capabilities of man in space Answers: ~ B ~ C