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Titan II GLV

United States

An American launch vehicle adapted from the Titan II intercontinental ballistic missile to carry NASA's two-seat Gemini spacecraft. It launched all twelve Gemini missions between 1964 and 1966, the program that proved rendezvous, docking and extravehicular activity ahead of Apollo.

Facts
Vehicle Class
Medium-lift expendable crewed launch vehicle 3
Manufacturer
Martin Marietta 3
First Flight Date
1965-03-23 2
Date of the first crewed flight, Gemini 3; an uncrewed qualification flight preceded it in 1964.
Status
Retired after the Gemini program concluded in 1966, with a perfect crewed flight-safety record. 2
Stages
2 3
Classification
Vehicle Class
Expendable Launch Vehicle 1
Status
Status (category)
Retired 2
Titan II GLV
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Titan III

Titan II GLV
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Has Vehicle Class

Expendable Launch System, Concepts

Operated By

NASA, Space Agencies and Companies
Source NASA History Office
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Manufactured By

Glenn L. Martin Company

Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

Sources
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia Foundation
2. NASA History Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • https://www.nasa.gov/history/60-years-ago-gemini-1-flies-a-successful-uncrewed-test-flight/
    To launch the spacecraft, NASA ordered the modification of the U.S. Air Force's Titan II missile, built by the Martin Marietta Corporation in Baltimore.
  • Operated By: NASA
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3. Encyclopedia Astronautica
  • http://astronautix.com/t/titaniiglv.html
    Version for launch of Gemini manned spacecraft. Developed in parallel with ICBM version.
  • Includes: Titan III, Encyclopedia Astronautica: Titan III family entry
Titan II GLV (Wikipedia)
  • Titan II GLV, Wikipedia - lead section, vehicle kind (expendable)
    The Titan II GLV (Titan II Gemini Launch Vehicle) or Gemini-Titan II was an American expendable launch system derived from the Titan II missile, which was used to launch twelve Gemini missions for NASA between 1964 and 1966.
  • In Group: Titan Rocket Family, Lead sentence
    The Titan II GLV (Titan II Gemini Launch Vehicle) or Gemini-Titan II was an American expendable launch system derived from the Titan II missile, which was used to launch twelve Gemini missions for NASA between 1964 and 1966.
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