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Gemini lunar Gemini-Centaur docked configuration. Launched seperately, the Gemini would have docked with the Centaur stage in low earth orbit. The Centaur would then fire, placing the Gemini on a circumlunar trajectory.

Gemini-Centaur-LM Gemini-Centaur-LM 640 pixel

Gemini Translunar

Gemini-Centaur-LM

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Manufacturer's Designation: McDonnell-Douglas. Class: Manned. Type: Lunar spacecraft. Nation: USA. Manufacturer: McDonnell-Douglas. Maximum Diameter: 3.0 m. Total Habitable Volume: 2.55 m3. References: 26 , 40 , 205 , 207 , 208 , 210 .

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Last update 11 January 1999.
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