Gemini 8
Gemini 8 flew Neil Armstrong and David Scott. The crew completed the first docking in space, then ended the mission early after a spacecraft thruster malfunction forced an emergency return.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Gemini VIIIGT-8
- Name
- Gemini 8
- Status
- completed
Details
- Astronauts
- Description
- Gemini 8 flew Neil Armstrong and David Scott. The crew completed the first docking in space, then ended the mission early after a spacecraft thruster malfunction forced an emergency return.
- Destination
- Earth orbit for the first docking in space with an Agena target vehicle, followed by an emergency early return after a thruster malfunction
- End Date
- 1966-03-16
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Partial success
- Programs
- Start Date
- 1966-03-16
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Links
- Official Url
- https://www.nasa.gov/mission/gemini-viii/
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- Creation Time
- June 29, 2026 at 05:19:08 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 23, 2026 at 00:53:46 UTC
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