While researching our NHD topic, one of our group members came across some information about Buzz Aldrin. As a group, we decided to pick one of the missions he participated in. Our group decided against the Apollo 11 mission because it’s a very well-known mission, so the other mission he participated in was the Gemini XII mission. We didn’t want the risk of someone having the same topic as us, so we chose something not as popular and well-known.
We began our research process by becoming more familiar with the facts of the Gemini XII mission. With the help from the NASA website, we were able to learn the basic facts of what went on during the Gemini Mission. We were able to contact the Buzz Aldrin Archives, The Georgia Archives, The National Archives, The Texas State Library, and The NASA History Program where they all were very helpful in the sense of leading us to images and websites to find reliable information. We visited the Georgia Archives in Morrow, Georgia where we read different articles in the Spaceport Newsletter and The Marshall Newsletter from the time around the Gemini XII launch. While reading the different News articles, we came across some information about them conducting experiments in space. We all got interested and started to look further into the topic, and discovered Buzz Aldrin and James Lovell attempted …show more content…
The previous Gemini Missions had multiple problems occur, but Gemini XII was the first mission that introduced Underwater Zero-Gravity Training to help the astronauts prepare for the conditions. While in space, Aldrin and Lovell conducted fourteen experiments. Out of the fourteen experiments attempted, nine were completed and the other five were either unsuccessful or not completed. The Gemini XII mission was a milestone in the Advanced Manned Space Flight Missions because of the encountering of new ways to train and the exploration of new science
We began our research process by becoming more familiar with the facts of the Gemini XII mission. With the help from the NASA website, we were able to learn the basic facts of what went on during the Gemini Mission. We were able to contact the Buzz Aldrin Archives, The Georgia Archives, The National Archives, The Texas State Library, and The NASA History Program where they all were very helpful in the sense of leading us to images and websites to find reliable information. We visited the Georgia Archives in Morrow, Georgia where we read different articles in the Spaceport Newsletter and The Marshall Newsletter from the time around the Gemini XII launch. While reading the different News articles, we came across some information about them conducting experiments in space. We all got interested and started to look further into the topic, and discovered Buzz Aldrin and James Lovell attempted …show more content…
The previous Gemini Missions had multiple problems occur, but Gemini XII was the first mission that introduced Underwater Zero-Gravity Training to help the astronauts prepare for the conditions. While in space, Aldrin and Lovell conducted fourteen experiments. Out of the fourteen experiments attempted, nine were completed and the other five were either unsuccessful or not completed. The Gemini XII mission was a milestone in the Advanced Manned Space Flight Missions because of the encountering of new ways to train and the exploration of new science