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Boarding Gemini VIII

Description Commander Neil Armstrong (right) and pilot David R. Scott prepare to board the Gemini-Titan VIII. Gemini VIII successfully launched at 11:41 a.m. EST, March 16, 1966. The mission conducted the first docking of two spacecraft in orbit and landed safely back on Earth after an emergency abort.

 

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Image Number: s66-24478

Date: March 16, 1966

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Taken on March 16, 1966