The Agena Target Vehicle (ATV) was an unmanned spacecraft used by NASA during its Gemini program to develop and practice orbital space rendezvous and docking techniques and to perform large orbital changes, in preparation for the Apollo program lunar missions.
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“But this we know, the obstacle that checked
And tripped the body, shot the spirit on
Further than target ever showed or shone.”
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