Titan II GLV | Gemini VIII
National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Titan II GLV · Launch Complex 19, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 78th launch · 4th this year · humanity's 539th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Mar 16, 16:41 – Mar 16, 16:41 UTC
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Gemini VIII (Gemini 8)
Gemini 8 was the sixth crewed mission of the NASA's Project Gemini. The mission was commanded by Command Pilot Neil A. Armstrong and Pilot David R. Scott. Gemini 8 conducted the first docking of two spacecraft in orbit, but suffered the first critical in-space system failure of a U.S. spacecraft which threatened the lives of the astronauts and required immediate abort of the mission. The mission began on March 16, 1966, 16:41:02 UTC and ended on March 17, 1966, 03:22:28 UTC.
Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Crew
Neil ArmstrongCommand Pilot · NASA
David ScottPilot · NASA
Booster
No booster details available.
Watch
- Gemini 8 - We've Got Serious Problems Here (Full Mission 03) — lunarmodule5
- Launch of Gemini 8 (Mutual Audio) — lunarmodule5
