This is Part 15 of “The Secret History of Silicon Valley,” Read Part I here, Part II here, Part III here, Part IVa here, Part IVb here, Part V here, Part VIa here, Part VIb here, Part VII here, Part VIII here, Part IX here, Part X here, Part XI here, Part XII
Steve, this series is incredible. Thank you for your efforts with this. My first memory of Silicon Valley was the AMPEX building off of 101 and this is revealing the hidden mystery long before then.
Agena was also used as the target vehicle for the world's first docking of two vehicles in space. Several others followed during Project Gemini, which also used the Titan II booster. The first docking was performed on Gemini VIII, by a guy named Neil Armstrong. Gemini XI used the Agena "space truck" to break an altitude record with an apogee of 853 miles (1,373 km). At that altitude, the horizon would begin to converge, revealing the circle of the earth.
Steve, this series is incredible. Thank you for your efforts with this. My first memory of Silicon Valley was the AMPEX building off of 101 and this is revealing the hidden mystery long before then.
Agena was also used as the target vehicle for the world's first docking of two vehicles in space. Several others followed during Project Gemini, which also used the Titan II booster. The first docking was performed on Gemini VIII, by a guy named Neil Armstrong. Gemini XI used the Agena "space truck" to break an altitude record with an apogee of 853 miles (1,373 km). At that altitude, the horizon would begin to converge, revealing the circle of the earth.