On March 16, 1966, the crewed Gemini 8 spacecraft became the first to dock with another spacecraft in space. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com] NASA astronauts Neil Armstrong and David ...
On March 16, 1966, command pilot Neil Armstrong and pilot David Scott successfully docked their Gemini VIII spacecraft with the Agena target vehicle, the first-ever linking of two spacecraft together ...
On March 16, 1966, Neil Armstrong, in front, and David Scott leave the suit up trailer to board the transfer van for the short trip to Launch Pad 19 at Cape Kennedy. Behind Scott is Chief Astronaut ...
On Dec. 15, 1965 — 60 years ago Monday — two crews of NASA astronauts met for the first time in Earth orbit. Trouble was: That hadn’t been the original plan. NASA had turned yet another disappointing ...
With 12 flights designed to finetune NASA’s spaceflight procedures, the Gemini program followed Project Mercury and was an essential precursor to the Apollo program. While the Mercury program proved ...