Project Gemini
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Project Gemini was the second United States human spaceflight program to fly. It was conducted after the first American crewed space program, Project Mercury, while the Apollo program was still in ear
A cutaway illustration of the Gemini spacecraft. The Adapter module in white, the Reentry module in grey
Gemini 7 capsule
Unablated Gemini heat shield
Ablated Gemini heat shield
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
Project Gemini
…accomplished the first space rendezvous with its sister craft Gemini 7 in December 1965, with Gemini 7 setting a 14-day endurance record for its flight. Gemini 8 achieved the first space docking with an uncrewed Agena target vehicle. Gemini 10 established that radiation at high altitude was not a problem, further…
(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.