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Spacecraft Summary Weight Statement
Configuration: Gemini Space Craft				Mass Property Section							Date: 1965

Code	System (U.S. Custom: lbs & ft)		Item Or Module											Craft
			A			B			C	D		E	F	M
1		Aerodynamic Surface
2		Body Surface			1073			417								1490
3		Induced Envir. Prot.			731											731
4		Lnch Recov & dkg			352											352
5		Main Propulsion						143								143
6		Orient Control			181			407								588
7		Prime Power Source			114			421								535
8		Power Conv. & Dist.			157			51								208
9		Guidance & Navigation			272											272
10		Instrumentation			188			108								296
11		Communication			60			30								90
12		Environmental Control			300			290								590
13		Reserved Equipment
14		Personnel Provisions			610			8								618
15		Crew Sta. & Control			129											129
16		Range Safety & Abort
Subtotal Dry weight				4167			1875								6042
17		Personnel			416											416
18		Cargo
19		Ordnance			27			12								39
20		Ballast			148											148
21		Residual Prop. & Serv. Item
Subtotal Inert Weight				4758			1887								6645
22		Residual Prop. & Serv. Item
23		In flight losses			34			91								125
24		Thrust Decay Propellant
25		Full Thrust Propellant			75			916								991
26		Thrust Prop Buildup
27		Pre-ignition Losses

		adjust			-6			3								-3
Total Gross Weight				4861			2897								7758
Design Envelope (ft³)				198			448								627
Pressure Volume (ft³)				80
Design Envelope Surface Area (ft²)				217			208								448
Pressurized Surface Area(ft²)

Design g Max				15
Design Power Max (KW)
Design No. Man/Days															2/2

From the "Fundamental Techniques of Weight Estimating and Forcasting for Advanced Manned Spacecraft and Space Stations" by Willie Heineman, Jr.; NASA TN D-6349

A = Reentry Module

B = Adapter Module

M = Manned Launch

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