Gemini 8 - Wikipedia
Command pilot Neil Armstrong resigned his commission in the U.S. Naval Reserve in 1960, and was selected as a crew member for Gemini 8 in September 1965.
Spinning Out of Control: Gemini VIII’s Near-Disaster
Mar 16, 2021 · Gemini VIII lifts off atop a Titan II rocket with command pilot Neil Armstrong and pilot David Scott aboard. Fifty-five years ago, on March 16, 1966, the Gemini VIII astronauts made the world’s first space docking, quickly followed by the first life-threatening, in-flight emergency in the short history of the U.S. human spaceflight program.
Gemini's First Docking Turns to Wild Ride in Orbit - NASA
Mar 3, 2016 · On March 17, 1966, Gemini VIII astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott sit in their spacecraft while waiting for the arrival of the recovery ship, the USS Leonard Mason. They are assisted by three U.S. Air Force pararescue divers.
Gemini VIII - NASA
Jun 3, 2024 · Gemini VIII was the sixth crewed Earth-orbiting spacecraft of the Gemini series, carrying astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott. The primary mission objectives were to perform rendezvous and four docking tests with the Agena target vehicle and to execute an ExtraVehicular Activity (EVA) experiment.
How Neil Armstrong Saved the Gemini 8 Spacecraft - YouTube
Aug 4, 2020 · Gemini 8 was in trouble. After completing the first space docking with another craft, it begins to spin uncontrollably. Ditching protocol, commanding officer Neil Armstrong tries an...
55 Years Ago: Gemini VIII, the First Docking in Space - NASA
Mar 16, 2021 · For the Gemini VIII mission, NASA assigned space rookies Neil A. Armstrong, the command pilot, and David R. Scott, the pilot, selected as astronauts in 1962 and 1963, respectively. The backup crew consisted of Gemini V veteran Charles “Pete” Conrad and rookie Richard F. Gordon, also selected in 1962 and 1963, respectively.
Neil Armstrong - Wikipedia
He made his first spaceflight as command pilot of Gemini 8 in March 1966, becoming NASA's first civilian astronaut to fly in space.
'Flight, We Are Docked!' Gemini 8 Achieved 1st Space Docking 50 …
Mar 16, 2016 · The future first and seventh moonwalkers were paired up as the crew of Gemini 8, the first spaceflight to accomplish a docking between two vehicles in orbit. "Flight, we are docked!" reported...
How Neil Armstrong Saved the Gemini 8 Spacecraft
Gemini 8 was in trouble. After completing the first space docking with another craft, it begins to spin uncontrollably. Ditching protocol, commanding officer Neil Armstrong tries an unorthodox...
Mission Monday: Gemini 8 and Agena, the first docking ...
On March 16, 1966, Neil Armstrong and David Scott made history when they successfully docked Gemini 8 with the Agena target vehicle in space. This marked the first docking of two spacecraft in Earth orbit, a huge feat.