On the Shoulders of Titans
A History of Project Gemini
by Barton C. Hacker and James M. Grimwood
CONTENTS
- Between Mercury and Apollo
- The Transmutation of Mercury
- From Spacecraft to Project
- Organising Project Gemini
- Expansion and Crisis
- Challenge and Change
- The Darkest Hour
- Gemini Rising
- A Taste of Success
- The Last Hurdle
- Pillars of Confidence
- "Spirit of ’76"
- Agena on Trial
- Charting New Space Lanes
- The Final Curtain
BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Bibliographical Note and List of Persons Interviewed
- Primary Sources: Studies, Proposals, Long Range Plans
- Primary Sources: Gemini Plans, Procedures, Working Papers, Design Notes
- Primary Sources: Gemini, Reviews, Evaluations
- Printed Primary Sources
- Unpublished Secondary Sources
- Published Secondary Sources
APPENDICES
- Appendix A - Glossary
- Appendix B - Flight Data Summary
- Appendix C - Astronaut Flight Assignments
- Appendix D1 - Experiments by Flight
- Appendix D2 - Experiments by Number
- Appendix E1 - Projected Program Cost Trend
- Appendix E2 - Gemini Program, Total Accrued Cost
- Appendix F - Worldwide Tracking Network
- Appendix G1 - Department of Defense Support
- Appendix G2 - DOD Resources by Flight