#Gemini XIII

[lonestarflight]

Gemini Program: Lunar Flyby

"American manned lunar flyby spacecraft. Study 1962. In the first Gemini project plans, it was planned that after a series of test dockings between Gemini and Agena rocket stages, Geminis would dock with Centaur stages for circumlunar flights."

This was a threat to Project Apollo and was suppressed.

Gemini docked with Modified Transtage. A = Gemini spacecraft; B = Target Docking Adapter (TDA) support structure; C = external status display panel visible to Gemini crew; D = TDA docking cone; E = Gemini electrical umbilical and TDA receptacle; F = TDA transition structure; G = Modified Transtage.

At its birth Gemini was known as the Mercury Mark II program. NASA was already committed to the three-man Apollo spacecraft and considered Gemini an interim spacecraft to test rendezvous, docking, and EVA techniques before Apollo was available. But NASA's James Chamberlin and McDonnell Aircraft considered Gemini as a viable competitor to Apollo for the circumlunar and lunar landing missions. Such proposals might have been welcomed by the later 'cheaper, better, faster' NASA. But in 1961, as a direct challenge to the Apollo project and Lyndon Johnson's dream of a Southern High Technology Crescent, they were anathema.

The original August 14, 1961 Mercury Mark II program plan went like this:

Date: Flight: Description

Mar 1963: Gemini 1: Unmanned orbital

May 1963 : Gemini 2: Manned orbital

Jul 1963 : Gemini 3: 7-day manned orbital

Sep 1963 : Gemini 4: 7-day manned orbital

Nov 1963 : Gemini 5: Agena docking

Jan 1964 : Gemini 6: 14-day primate orbital

Mar 1964 : Gemini 7: Agena docking

May 1964 : Gemini 8: 14-day primate orbital

Jul 1964 : Gemini 9: Agena docking

Sep 1964 : Gemini 10: Agena docking

Nov 1964 : Gemini 11: Centaur docking, boost to high Earth orbit

Jan 1965 : Gemini 12: Centaur docking, boost to high Earth orbit

Mar 1965 : Gemini 13: Centaur docking, boost to Lunar flyby

May 1965 : Gemini 14: Centaur docking, boost to Lunar flyby

The Centaur would be launched atop a Titan II booster. The lunar Gemini spacecraft would have weighed 3,170 kg, an extra 270 kg over the basic rendezvous Gemini. The difference consisted of a backup inertial navigator and additional heat shielding for re-entry at 11 km/sec instead of 8 km/sec. This program was estimated to put an American around the moon for only $ 60 million more than the basic $ 356 million program. An even more aggressive alternative, a nine-flight program, was promised to cost only $ 8.5 million more than the basic program and fly around the moon in May 1964! This first attempt to fly Gemini to the moon was quickly suppressed, and a revision of the plan was issued only a week later, with all mention of lunar flights deleted."

A weather-beaten Titan IIIC transtage with a conical payload fairing arrives at NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) in 2016. The old upper stage, destined for analysis by NASA orbital debris scientists, was transferred to NASA JSC after it was spotted in the aircraft "boneyard" at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona.

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[goemonstits]

the first appearance of goemon in the secret of twilight gemini

[heartsandwishes]

𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐄'𝐒 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐎 𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐄𝐓

{Basics}

Name: Xion

Alias: Xi, No. XIV, Poppet (do not), No. i (cast aside)

Gender: nonbinary (changes physical form)

Age: 24-ish (technically ageless)

Species: replica; living memories; Beast (dragon)

Zodiac: aquarius / aries / cancer / capricorn / gemini / leo / libra / pisces / sagittarius / scorpio / taurus / virgo / unknown

Abilities/Talents: swordfighting, magic, communicating with some beasts (heartless), various levels of transformation, changing physical appearances/builds and, as a result, fighting style, using peoples scents to find them through the darkness. secret abilities: seeing particularly strong memories, changing appearances based off said memories.

{Personal}

Alignment: lawful / neutral / chaotic / good / neutral / evil / true

Religion: n/a

Sins: envy / greed / gluttony / lust / pride / sloth / wrath

Virtues: charity / chastity / diligence / humility / justice / kindness / patience

Languages: japanese & english

Family: n/a.

Friends: Roxas, Axel, Vanitas, Organization XIII, Riku, Sora

Sexual Orientation: heterosexual / bisexual / pansexual / homosexual / demisexual  / asexual / unsure / questioning / other

Relationship status: single / dating/married / widowed / open relationship / other

Libido: sex god / very high / high / average / low / very low / non-existent

{Physical}

Build: twig / bony / slender / average / athletic / curvy / chubby / obese

Hair: white / blonde / brunette / red / black / other:

Eyes: brown / blue / green / black / other: yellow, sometimes

Skin: pale / fair / olive  / light brown / brown / very brown / other:

Height: under 3 foot / 3-4 foot / 4-5 foot / 5-6 foot / 6-7 foot/ above 7 foot

Weight: under 100 pounds / 100-150 pounds / 150-200 pounds / 200-250 pounds / above 250 pounds

Scars: one on right brow, a few here and there all over. occupational hazard

Facial Features: pointed canines, sometimes sharper Other teeth. usually smiling! often faceless with hood up around strangers. ears pointed more than a canon nort's, but not elf-ish if that makes sense.

Tattoos: n/a

{Choose}

Dogs or Cats? dogs

Birds or Hamsters? birds

Red or Blue? blue

Yellow or Green? green

Black or White? black

Coffee or Tea? tea

Ice Cream or Cake? cake

Fruits or Vegetables? fruits

Sandwich or Soup? sandwich

Magic or Melee? magic (but can wield both fairly expertly)

Sword or Bow? sword

Summer or Winter? summer

Spring or Autumn? autumn

The Past or The Future? future

tagged by: stole it from @z0mburger  tagging: be gay do crime (steal it)

[curiousb]

The Crawford Family Album: Volume XIII

I was very curious to see this little lady age up. Dad Green Bean certainly looks as proud as punch!

And I’m not all disappointed to see that Estella’s alien genes are definitely making their presence known.

~ Gemini 7 / 7 / 4 / 9 / 8

~ Excitable / Over-emotional (she seems like a bit of a handful!)

~ OTH: Cuisine

She’s taking to potty training without any problem.

But it looks like she won’t be an only child for long - Baby Bean #2 is on the way already!

Green Bean is finding fatherhood every bit as fulfilling as he hoped.

Don’t cry, little lady...

daddy is here!

She’s definitely inherited her father’s striking cheek bones! No sign yet of any facial markings, but perhaps they will develop later?

Frances picks a much more sensible location to give birth this time around.

Another daughter! Hello, Madeleine!

(Almost) everyone swings into childcare action once again, although granddad Henry is conspicuous by his absence.

Frances and Green Bean haven’t lost the shared sense of fun that brought them together in the first place. <3

Ermm, Frances, you might just want to slow down a bit...

Oh well, it looks like we’ll soon be welcoming Baby Bean #3 to the family!

[empyreasheart]

just wanna write a list of "organization xiii member days" and what their signs would be if u consider that day to be their birthdays

xemnas - 1/1 (capricorn)

xigbar - 2/2 (aquarius)

xaldin - 3/3 (pisces)

vexen - 4/4 (aries)

lexaeus - 5/5 (taurus)

zexion - 6/6 (gemini)

saïx - 7/7 (cancer)

axel - 8/8 (leo)

demyx - 9/9 (virgo)

luxord - 10/10 (libra)

marluxia - 11/11 (scorpio)

larxene - 12/12 (sagittarius)

[newmusicweekly]

Cold Open Media, Gemini XIII Journalists Launch Podcast

Cold Open Media in partnership with Gemini XIII launched their latest podcast, DEVIANT. The new show asks the question, "What if you could have a conversation with a serial killer?" while delivering narratives that delve into the lives of those who defy societal norms and engage in shocking behaviors. DEVIANT, created by the same team that produced the true crime podcast "Down The Hill: The Delphi Murders," promises to captivate listeners with its tagline, "Good stories about bad people doing very bad things," offering an exploration of the dark and often misunderstood aspects of human nature. Each episode will feature in-depth stories, expert interviews and detailed analyses, providing a thought-provoking look into deviance in its many forms. "We are thrilled to bring DEVIANT to life," said Clark Goldband, an executive producer and a founding partner of Cold Open Media. "Our team is dedicated to uncovering the truth and telling compelling stories that challenge the way we think about deviance. Partnering with Gemini XIII has allowed us to elevate our creative process and deliver a podcast that is both engaging and enlightening." The podcast will publish weekly episodes with Israel Keyes as the podcast's first subject in its first 7 episodes, and will continue to explore other cases of crime and deviance through the voices of those who have experienced it. Listeners can follow DEVIANT on all major podcast platforms. Read the full article

[oraclekleo]

Hiii Kleo! I wish u of happiness and peace of mind. 🤍 ✨️ I would like to join ur game, again. Haha. You're readings are just too accurate of me. Lol. Love you! - Lavender, Gemini Asc

Hello dear!

Aww! I'm glad the readings resonate with you. Love you, too 💕

Thank you for participating in my mini tarot game.

Question: A little praise the cards have for you!

The deck I'm using for this is the Spiritsong Tarot.

Your card is XIII Transformation (The Death)

Keywords: Transition, Liberation

This card depicts a cicada. This little creature has a transformative life cycle. Just like them, you know when it's time to put an end to your old self and be reborn fresh and new. You are not losing anything when it ends, you are liberating yourself from old structures, patterns and believes in order to welcome and embrace new and better things entering your life. You evolve and ascend towards your best self with every and each transformation you go through.

[icarusthelunarguard]

This Week’s Horrible-Scopes

It’s time for this week’s Horrible-Scopes! So for those of you that know your Astrological Signs, cool! If not, just pick one, roll a D12, or just make it up as you go along. It really doesn’t matter. Better yet! Check out “Heart of the Game, Fredonia” and see if they can sell you those D12’s with the symbols on them. Tell them “Shujin Tribble” sentcha. And “Hail, Hail, Fredonia!” Home of the Blue Devil!

This week we’re generating random numbers from 1023 to 2023 - and looking to see what’s so special in each of those years. Look, it was either that or search for Animated GIFs based on those numbers, and that really doesn’t work in a spoken or print medium. So let’s go!

Aries 

The year 1202 started on a Tuesday�� otherwise known as M. Bison’s favorite day of the week. Lots of notable things happened during your year, mostly centered around various Crusade battles in what is now Western Europe. Nothing specifically sticks out as memorable, so we’ll use that as inspiration. This week remember that you are important in the grand tapestry of life… even if you’re otherwise a forgettable face. It’s a nice face, don’t get us wrong! It’s just… you’re more Best Supporting Actor than less Best Actor. Know what we mean?

Taurus 

Your year of 1501 started on a Friday - which means everyone got to enjoy the weekend off! (*Beat Pause*) No, no one was able to do that. It was winter in 1501 and people were trying not to freeze. In your corner though, the first printed collection of polyphonic music was published by Ottaviano Petrucci in Venice. Just for that, this week, learn to read music again… and look up what “Polyphonic” means.

Gemini  

1052 - a leap year starting on HUMP DA-A-AY! Ok, ok. Enough of all that. Here’s a GREAT item that happened that summer. Godwin, Earl of Wessex, sails with a large fleet up the Thames to London, forcing King Edward the Confessor to reinstate him into his previous position of power. So this week learn from Godwin, Earl of Wessex, and sharpen up your blackmail skills. And try to remember which side is PORT and which side is STARBOARD.

Cancer Moon-Child 

Also starting on a Wednesday, 1505 had the first recorded use of a Tennis Racquet. One of the people credited with using it was, and this was his full name and title… “Philip the Handsome, Duke of Burgundy” in the Netherlands. He was also known as “Philip the Fair”, since… you know… he was a handsome fellow. So this week, brush up on your backhand swing… and grant yourself a posh regal-sounding title. 

Leo 

1636 was a leap year starting on a Tuesday, and we’re not going to invoke the ghost of Raul Julia again this time. But this time we get to invoke the evil chuckle of Tim Curry! You see, in France, Cardinal Richelieu persuaded King Louis XIII to issue an ordinance excusing the French nobility from military service if they paid a tax which allows the hiring of paid cavalry. Now picture this - Tim Curry’s version of Cardinal Richelieu from the 1993 movie “The Three Musketeers” whispering in your ear, feeding you evil thoughts as only he can. This week keep imagining that and let everyone wonder why you’re smirking like that all day.

Virgo 

Starting on a Saturday, 1757 had a bloody awful start. There were no Saturday Morning Cartoons, no NPR News, no matinee movies to watch. Honestly it just sucked. BUT! Something good did come of it: The Rigshospitalet, national hospital of Denmark, is founded at Copenhagen. Its name translates as “The National, State or Hospital of the Realm” and is a teaching hospital, STILL IN OPERATION TODAY! So this week, do something long-lasting.

Libra 

Wow, Libra. Starting the year 1553 on a Sunday. Got to sleep in that year, huh? Again, no! ‘Cause it’s the 1500’s and you’re trying not to freeze. Born that year was Beatrice Michiel, a Venetian spy, who died in 1613. Now as any good spy would do, her actual birthdate is unknown. But is it fair to say when she died… she folded up? (*Pause*) This week, play You Laugh You Lose to some Dad Jokes playlists on YouTube.

Scorpio 

Another Tuesday-Starting year, you get 1353! In this year the Moroccan traveler Ibn Battuta makes the first recorded visit to Timbuktu and Kabara, when returning from a stay in the capital of the Mali Empire. And just like that, this is THE FIRST TIME The Horrible-Scopes have Zero’d the DJs! This week, try to do something that was never done before because nobody said you could.

Sagittarius 

1504 starts off crappy and doesn’t improve much, since it started on a Monday without coffee. Well, MOST of the world didn’t have coffee yet. Anyway, in your year, Michelangelo's sculpture of David is unveiled in Florence. And if you’ve ever seen it, or a copy of it, it is magnificent! And he’s got a properly-proportioned penis. Yeah, we said it. Nudes are art and anyone that doesn’t accept that can just avert their eyes. This week… don’t take a cold shower.

Capricorn 

Starting on a Friday, 1440 was a leap year - and statistically you’re right where you ought to be! Something else got started this year that’s still in existence. Eton College was founded by Henry VI of England, and how cool is this?! It’s got a coat of arms with a lion, three lily flowers… and a Fleur-de-lis… maybe because Henry was also the disputed ruler of France for a bit. So this week, take over someone else’s work-place zone by claiming it as your own. And just shrug to answer why you did it.

Aquarius 

1884 was another Leap Year, and another Tuesday. Weird, no Thursday starts in the bunch. Oh, well. How about this weird nugget? William Price attempted to cremate his dead baby son in Wales… the town. He was tried and acquitted on the grounds that cremation is not contrary to English law, thus allowing him to carry out the ceremony (the first in the United Kingdom in modern times), setting a legal precedent. So let this be a lesson to you, Aquarius… someone needs to be dead BEFORE you set them on fire. Good Talk, man!

Pisces  

Another Friday start, ending us at 1199. In YOUR weird history moment… A short-lived truce is declared, between the Kings Richard I (the Lionheart) and Philip II (Augustus). Two of Europe's most powerful rulers meet on the banks of the Seine River, while shouting terms to one another. Just think about it - screaming back and forth across a river to exchange data… just the same way that computer modems used to scream at each other on telephone lines. With the occasional, “WHAT?!” thrown in for good measure. This week look up the movie quote, “I hear you! I hear you! A deaf man could hear you!”

And THOSE are your Horrible-Scopes for this week! Remember if you liked what you got, we’re obviously not working hard enough at these. BUT! If you want a better or nastier one for your own sign or someone else’s, all you need to do to bribe me is just Let Me Know! These will be posted online at the end of each week via Tumblr, Twitter, Facebook, Discord and BLUESKY.

[capricornyc]

I know you posted this ages ago (this is what I get for deep-diving your blog in search of Lambs and Slaughters fanart lol) but it caught my attention and so I made a full list of TSAMS and TLAES characters as the major Arcana cards.

the fool - Jack I magician - Evil Lunar II high priestess - Puppet III empress - Earth IV emperor - Dark Sun  V hierophant - Creator VI lovers - Monty and Earth VII chariot - Lunar VIII justice - Ruin IX hermit - Kill Code  X wheel of fortune - (No one) XI strength - Solar XII hanged man - Bloodmoon XIII death - Eclipse XIV temperance - Dazzle XV devil - Lord Eclipse with Servant Sun XVI tower - Nexus XVII star - The Star XVIII moon - Moon XIX sun - Sun XX last judgment - Monty XXI universe - Gemini

I should mention I don't actually know much about tarot, I just did a small bit of research and these are what made the most sense to me

TSAMS Characters As Major Arcana Tarot Cards. GO!

I think either Sun, Lunar OR Earth would make for good candidates for The Fool. Obvious Sun and Moon are gonna be...the Sun and the Moon cards. xD Maybe Puppet or Blood Moon as Death? Solar as the Hanged Man? Let me know what you think and who would be associated with which card!

[ridethecyanide]

I’m 3/4 through in reading James Hansen’s latest book, Dear Neil Armstrong: Letters to the First Man from All Mankind

Found another letter that needs to be seen. Can you imagine Neil Armstrong being a judge at a Miss and Mister Nude America contests? Good lord 🤣 I wonder if this letter went into the “wacko” file?

@gusgrissom @neilarmstrong Thought this might interest you...

[notfspurejam]

Bonus:

[lupincaps]

[supreme-burrito]

He.

Blush.

[goemoncaps]

[jigen-daisuke]

//ooc: Fujiko and Goemon sharing a motorcycle is an aesthetic. 

[newmusicweekly]

Loud Media Launches ''104.9 KVL'' Debuts in Knoxville TN

Loud Media flips Classic Hits WKVL/La Follette, covering Knoxville, to 90s & 2000s Throwbacks as "104.9 KVL." The station is playing artists such as Destiny's Child, Jay Z, Danity Kane, Digital Underground, No Doubt, Nas, New Kids On The Block, Fergie, Kanye West, Kevin Rudolph, Lil Jon, Seal, Amy Winehouse and Nelly, among others. Compass Media Networks syndicated Anna & Raven continues to air in mornings with Gemini XIII's The TJ Show in afternoons. Read the full article