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View of the ATDA from Gemini 9
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- e-gem09-30001
- Date
- 2006-08-29
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." Jun 03 1966.
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