Gemini 8
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Gemini 8 was the sixth crewed spaceflight in NASA's Gemini program. It was launched on March 16, 1966, and was the 14th crewed American flight and the 22nd crewed spaceflight overall. The mission cond
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Location of Gemini OAMS and Reaction Control System thrusters
Scott (L) and Armstrong (R) await USS Leonard F. Mason
The Gemini 8 crews answer questions at an MSC press conference.
Agena target vehicle
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The Agena Target Vehicle, also known as Gemini-Agena Target Vehicle, was an uncrewed spacecraft used by NASA during its Gemini program to develop and practice orbital space rendezvous and docking tech
Gemini 8
…mission. After being launched into an 87-by-146-nautical-mile (161 by 270 km) orbit, on the fourth revolution it was to rendezvous and dock with an Agena target vehicle, which had been earlier launched into a 161-nautical-mile (298 km) circular orbit. This was to be the first space docking in U.S. history. Four separate…
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An Atlas-Agena launch vehicle launches GATV-5006 into orbit for the Gemini 11 mission.
The ATDA in orbit as seen from Gemini 9A, above Caracas, Venezuela, the Venezuelan Coastal Range, Isla La Orchila, and the Los Roques Archipelago. The white parts are the partially-opened shroud. The photo is mirrored.
Atlas Agena 6 Launch