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lonestarflight · 1 month

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"Astronaut John W. Young took this picture during the second orbit of the Gemini-Titan 3 three-orbit mission as the spacecraft 'Molly Brown' passed over Northern Mexico at an altitude of 90 miles. The light-brown circular area at the lower right is the Sonoran Desert. The lower portion of the picture is Mexico, and the upper part is California. Young used a hand-held modified 70mm Hasselblad camera with color film."

Date: March 23, 1965

NASA ID: S65-18740, S65-18741

#GT-3 #GT-III #Gemini 3 #Gemini III #SC3 #Molly Brown #NASA #Gemini Program #Project Gemini #Gemini Titan #rocket #Titan II #Titan II GLV #Space #Earth #March #1965 #my post

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j-r-macready · 4 years

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April 21, 1965 - Launched from Cape Kennedy’s Launch Complex 19, astronauts “Gordo” Cooper and “Pete” Conrad aboard a Titan II GLV begin the third manned Gemini mission, Gemini V - an 8-day trek in Earth orbit.

Mission objectives included evaluating the feasibility of long(er) duration spaceflight and its effects on the human body, as Gemini V would stay in orbit as long as a trip to the moon and back would take. A rendezvous with a Radar Evaluation Pod was scheduled, but not achieved due to issues with the fuel cells aboard the spacecraft. Gemini V was the first craft to run fuel cells, a necessary change from the chemical batteries of past flights to ensure the craft could stay powered for the duration of a moon mission. Despite the issues with the fuel cells, the flight continued for its planned duration.

Cooper and Conrad took photos of celestial objects while in orbit, photos of Earth were taken for the Department of Defense.

Splashdown occurred on August 29th, with the spacecraft being controlled by the astronauts during reentry. Due to a calculating error on the ground, Gemini V landed about 80 miles, or 130 kilometers short of its intended landing zone in the Atlantic Ocean. The programmer inputting the data for the reentry calculations had incorrectly set earth’s rotation rate in the computer.

Gemini V would be the first NASA mission to feature an insignia patch. Now a staple of spaceflight operations, the insignia for Gemini V featured a covered wagon to emphasize the pioneering spirit of the mission. Cooper suggested and designed the insignia and included the phrase ‘8 Days or Bust!’, but this was removed by NASA who felt it drew attention to the length of the mission, assuming they were going to be able to stay in orbit for eight days, and not the experiments to be performed.

Gemini V doubled the length of the longest mission to date for NASA (Gemini 4), and beat the Soviet record for duration in orbit, which was set by Vostok 5 in 1963 with 4 days and 23 hours.

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The Saturn V is over 3x the height of the Titan II GLV! We were using PENCILS to launch Mercury and Gemini, lol.

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bestdjkit · 4 years

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Celebrate Porter Robinson's Birthday With 5 of His Most Memorable Moments

To celebrate Porter Robinson's birthday, we're reliving some of his biggest moments thus far.

Few artists have garnered the diehard loyalty Porter Robinson has in his career. The multi-genre producer has helped to usher in a new era of dance music in that time, and we share greater appreciation for his impactful contributions with each passing year.

To celebrate Porter Robinson's birthday, we are turning back the clock to some of his biggest career moments thus far.

Porter Releases Breakout Spitfire EP

Porter Robinson's Spitfire EP was not the rising complextro producer's first work, but it was his first long-form project, which poised the star for a breakout. The EP, which became the first release on Skrillex's OWSLA imprint, included six originals and a handful of remixes.

The cover, featuring a Titan II GLV rocket lifting off, was predictive of Robinson's success to follow as Robinson's EP jumped to #11 on the Billboard Top Dance & Electronic Albums chart. The effort additionally spawned hit remixes, including Knife Party's no-holds-barred "Unison" remix and Kill The Noise's spin on "Spitfire."

Porter Releases His Debut Album, Worlds

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By the time Porter was gearing up for his debut album rollout, demand was at a fever pitch. However, even then, few initially knew what to expect.

When the album's lead single "Sea of Voices" dropped, it was the first signal as to how big the effort would be. As the 2014 Oscars took over TV, Robinson's "Sea of Voices" trended worldwide online. At the time, Robinson was determined to create music outside of the mainstream electronic music spectrum. The change in mindset yielded timeless electronic hits like "Divinity," "Sad Machine," and "Lionhearted." The risk paid off, and it laid the groundwork for the rise of numerous indie-electronic acts to follow in the album's wake.

Porter Robinson and Madeon Embark on The Shelter Tour

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Madeon and Porter Robinson's fanbases have always been interconnected. However, few could have predicted the heightened response to the two producers' collaboration "Shelter." The hit song inspired its own short film and a tour with over forty stops across several continents.

Originally known to each other as "rivals" competing on a music production forum at ages 12 and 14, who could have guessed that Madeon and Porter Robinson would together inspire the next generation of producers with one of dance music's most beloved collaborations?

Porter Debuts Second Sky Music Festival

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It's rare that artists rise to such prominence that they can successfully throw their own music festival. Porter Robinson did just that with the inaugural edition of Second Sky Music Festival, a two day event on the San Francisco Bay. Tickets sold out in less than an hour for the event, which saw Madeon, G Jones, Nina Las Vegas and more take the stage. Robinson worked double-time during the event, opening the show with a set as Virtual Self before closing it down with a one as Porter Robinson. Even Skrillex showed up as a special guest.

The mission of Second Sky was simple in Robinson's mind. "The main reason Iâm doing this is because thereâs a ton of amazing artists I want to share with you," he told the crowd.

"Ghost Voices" Receives Grammy Nomination

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"I wanted Virtual Self to be something that a good chunk of Porter fans might reject," Robinson said of "Ghost Voices" in early 2018. "I donât want anyone to have to force themselves to try to be a part of it. I want this to be for people who love it as much as I do," he elaborated.

Turns out, Robinson dramatically underestimated the appetite for Virtual Self, his hard dance and neo-trance side project. After releasing the multi-track Virtual Self EP, "Ghost Voices" quickly stood out, receiving support from Calvin Harris and other dance music heavyweights. However, the pinnacle of its success came with its Grammy nomination in 2019, something that was so far removed from Robinson's expectations that he ended up finding out about it on Twitter.

What have been some of your favorite Porter Robinson moments? Let us know on social media and join us in wishing him a happy birthday.

WISH PORTER A HAPPY BIRTHDAY:

Facebook: facebook.com/porterrobinsonmusic Twitter: twitter.com/porterrobinson Instagram: instagram.com/porterrobinson Spotify: spoti.fi/2Zu4oNS

from Best DJ Kit https://edm.com/features/celebrate-porter-robinsons-birthday-with-5-of-his-biggest-moments

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lonestarflight · 1 month

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Gemini III final inspection

"Technicians from the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, which was responsible for producing the Gemini capsule, make final inspections to the Gemini III spacecraft. The photo is taken in the white room, a sterile environment where the spacecraft was prepared for launch, atop the Titan launch vehicle at Pad 19 at the Kennedy Space Center. Gus Grissom and John Young would ride the spacecraft into orbit for the first Gemini mission on a five-hour trip into space on March 23, 1965."

Date: March 23, 1965

NASA ID: S65-21090

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lonestarflight · 2 months

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Double exposure photo of the Gemini-Titan VIII (SC8/62-12563) and Atlas-Agena rocket launch.

Date: March 8, 1966

Science Photo Library: C007/4354

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lonestarflight · 2 months

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"Scene in the white room of Pad 19 during the mating of the Gemini Spacecraft 3 with the Titan II launch vehicle."

Date: February 17, 1965

NASA ID: S65-17337, S65-14543

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lonestarflight · 3 months

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"Launching of the unmanned Gemini 2 flight. The second Titan II Gemini Launch Vehicle (GLV-2, SN 62-12557) carried the unmanned, instrumented Gemini spacecraft (GT-2) for a suborbital shot preliminary to the first U.S. two-man Gemini mission."

Date: January 19, 1965

NASA ID: S65-14150, S64-40154, S-65-13992, 104-KSC-65P-1, 65C-287, 65PC-1

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lonestarflight · 4 months

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The Gemini-Titan III (GT-3) prime crew, astronauts Virgil I. Grissom (left) and John W. Young, are shown in the Gemini-3 spacecraft during a communications test at the Merritt Island launch area.

Date: January 6, 1965

NASA ID: S65-13395, S65-13242, S65-13243, S65-13244

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lonestarflight · 5 months

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Astronauts John W. Young, Walter M. Schirra Jr., Thomas P. Stafford and Virgil I. Grissom (left to right) are shown during egress training during Gemini-Titan III (GT-3) simulation launch at Pad 19.

Date: November 24, 1964

NASA ID: S64-40298

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lonestarflight · 5 months

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View from inside the Gemini 7 capsule, while it was being prepared in the white room at LC-19.

"A fish-eye lens was used to photograph this Gemini flight article's forward displays and controls. The view gives an idea of the tight quarters and work area shared for periods exceeding a week by NASA astronauts in the mid-1960's."

Date: December 1965

NASA ID: S65-60604

#GT-7 #GT-VII #Gemini 7 #Gemini VII #SC7 #NASA #Gemini Program #Project Gemini #Gemini Titan #rocket #Titan II #Titan II GLV #LC-19 #Cape Canaveral #Kennedy Space Center #Florida #December #1965 #my post

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"Overall view of the Mission Control Center at the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, Texas during the Gemini-Titan 3 flight."

Date: March 23, 1965

NASA ID: S65-18200

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lonestarflight · 1 month

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"Overall view of the Gemini-Titan 3 on Launch Pad 19, with erector lowered. The GT-3 liftoff was at 9:24 a.m. (EST) March 23, 1965. Photograph was taken from across a pond."

Date: March 23, 1965

NASA ID: S65-10461

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lonestarflight · 8 months

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Gemini-Titan 11 (SC11/62-12566) lifting off from Launch Pad 19, with Saturn V Facilities Test Vehicle (AS-500F) on LC-39A in the background.

Date: September 12, 1966

NASA ID: 66-HC-1476

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lonestarflight · 1 month

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"Astronaut John W. Young took this picture of clouds over the Indian Ocean during the Gemini-Titan 3 three-orbit mission on March 23, 1965. Young used a hand-held modified 70mm Hasselblad camera with color film."

Date: March 23, 1965

NASA ID: S65-18759

#GT-3 #GT-III #Gemini 3 #Gemini III #SC3 #Molly Brown #NASA #Gemini Program #Project Gemini #Gemini Titan #rocket #Titan II #Titan II GLV #March #1965 #earth #space #my post

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