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
(L-R) Scott, ArmstrongProject Gemini← Gemini 6AGemini 9A →
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.
Neil Armstrong
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Neil Alden Armstrong was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer who, as the commander of the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, became the first person to walk on the Moon. He was also a naval aviator,
Gemini 8
…conducted the first U.S. docking of two spacecraft in orbit, but also suffered the first critical in-space system failure of a U.S. spacecraft. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott temporarily lost attitude control of their craft during the docking procedure, which threatened their lives and resulted in an immediate…
Armstrong in 1969
Ensign Neil Armstrong on May 23, 1952
F9F-2 Panthers over Korea, with Armstrong piloting S-116 (left)
Armstrong, 26, as a test pilot at the NACA High-Speed Flight Station at Edwards AFB, California