Re: Why wasn't escape tower used on Gemini?

In article <12mk4ve42sm2862@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Pat Flannery <flanner@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Although the ejection seats are always associated with Gemini, the
spacecraft had two escape systems; once altitudes and speeds were
reached that made the seats unusable, the spacecraft could be separated
from the vehicle by firing all four of its retrorockets
simultaneously...

If memory serves, that option wasn't available on Gemini proper -- it was
added for MOL, where the presence of two big Roman candles :-) down below
made it imperative to have some way of getting clear of a malfunctioning
booster rather than just riding it out.
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