SpaceArchive.net | S66-37970 - Gemini 9 - Augmented Target Docking Adapter


NASA ID: S66-37970	Mission: Gemini 9	Taken/released on: 3/6/1966

Augmented Target Docking Adapter

The Augmented Target Docking Adapter (ATDA) as seen from the Gemini 9 spacecraft. The docking adapter protective cover failed to fully separate on the ATDA and prevented the docking of the two spacecraft. The ATDA was described by the Gemini 9 crew as an "angry alligator." (Source: GRIN)

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Alternative PhotoIDs: GPN-2000-001418

Keywords: gemini 9 ix augmented target docking adapter atda rendezvous angry alligator

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Image last modify: 24/12/2004

Credits: NASA GRIN; NASA Johnson Space Center;

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