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>>14629778
God, I love Big Gemini so much

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Two versions of Big G were incisiones. One launched on a Titan IIIM (basically a Titan IV) and the other on a modified Saturn vehicle. Wont go into the details but the S-IVB is twice as wide as the Titan upper stage, so NASA has two options for their Gemini service module.
Obviously, the larger payload of the Saturn launcher allowed for way way way more payload alongside crew. We’re talking 27 tons. That’s as much as the space shuttle.