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Blue Gemini. Blue Gemini[1] was a United States Air Force (USAF) project first proposed in August 1962 for a series of seven flights of Gemini spacecraft to enable the Air Force to gain crewed spaceflight experience prior to the launch of the Manned Orbital Development System, or MODS.
Apr 7, 2015 · Blue Gemini (the source of the title) was an actual USAF program that planned to use the Gemini spacecraft hardware for a series of missions that would involve both NASA and USAF experiments. In 1963 Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara cancelled the program, so Blue Gemini never actually flew.
Blue Gemini is a techno-thriller series which follows several characters who are involved in a secret USAF manned program during the Cold War era. The story opens in 1968, when the US learns that the Soviets are working to put up a nuclear OBS (Orbital Bombardment System).
Blue Gemini (Blue Gemini, #1), Blue Darker Than Black: A Thriller (Blue Gemini, #2), and Pale Blue (Blue Gemini #3)
Jun 3, 2024 · “Blue Gemini” was the tag name for an Air Force manned space flight program to develop rendezvous, docking, and transfer for military purposes, using Gemini-...
Oct 8, 2018 · It assumes that the cancelled MOL program, which would have used modified Gemini capsules for crew transport, was replaced with a secret Air Force program called Blue Gemini which flew Geminis to intercept Soviet spacecraft suspected of being orbital nuclear warhead platforms.
Mar 28, 2016 · Blue Gemini is a novel set in the 1966–69 timeframe that tells the story of a young Air Force engineer who gets involved in a top-secret project to launch manned military space missions. It is author Mike Jenne’s first novel and he has crafted an excellent tale that is well written and believable.
May 17, 2016 · 4.57. 152 ratings32 reviews. As the Project enters its final phase, Air Force Majors Carson and Ourecky are dispatched on an urgent mission to intercept and investigate a massive orbiting object suspected of harboring nuclear weapons.
Based on a real secret space program, Blue Gemini combines high-altitude action with edge-of-your-seat storytelling to create a modern classic Cold War thriller.
May 5, 2015 · “Blue Gemini” tells the what-might-have-been story of a top-secret American manned space program during the late 1960s in which Air Force astronauts fly modified Gemini spacecraft into Earth orbit to inspect and interdict Soviet nuclear-armed satellites.
