In article ,
Bob Martin wrote:
...As Henry pointed out, once the valve seals were
broken on the Re-entry Control System, the system had the potential of
losing fuel and degrading...

I heard the reason is that the thrusters used peroxide with a catalyst, and
that once used, the catalyst would start to break down.

Sorry, no peroxide on Gemini. Only Mercury used peroxide.
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