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Gemini 8 (Spacecraft)

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Historical Information

Gemini VIII was launched on March 16, 1966, with Neil A. Armstrong serving as commander and David R. Scott serving as pilot. The primary objectives of the Gemini VIII mission were to rendezvous and dock with the Gemini Agena target vehicle and conduct extra-vehicular activity (EVA) operations. Gemini VIII successfully docked with the target vehicle six hours and thirty-four minutes after liftoff. Because of problems with the spacecraft control system, however, the crew was forced to undock after approximately thirty minutes. The docking and re-rendezvous secondary objectives of the mission were not achieved due to the shortened mission, and Gemini VIII landed on March 17, 1966, in a secondary landing area in the Pacific.

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Gemini VIII (Spacecraft). Social Network and Context. Accessed April 11, 2018. http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6r60dpn