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Neil Armstrong greeting his family in Houston after the Gemini 8 mission

#I love the 2nd to Last one where he realizes that Jan only has one kid with her and he spins around all panicked #Like “Where's the other one ???”#Then he sees him and won't let go of him #When the other person tries to shake his hand he bent down to switch which hand was holding onto Mark #nasa #nasa history #astronaut families #astronaut wives #janet armstrong #gemini 8 #gemini viii #david scott #nasa missions #nasa gemini #nasa disasters #Gemini-Titan 8 #GT 8 #Gt8 #Gt-8 #apollo 11 #1960s #60s #gif #my gifs #gifset #history #us history #us space program #Neil Armstrong #space-posting

Armstrong and Scott with Hatches Open

"Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and David R. Scott sit with their spacecraft hatches open while awaiting the arrival of the recovery ship, the USS Leonard F. Mason after the successful, but early, completion of their Gemini VIII mission. They are assisted by USAF Pararescuemen Eldrige M. Neal, Larry D. Huyett, and Glenn M. Moore. The overhead view shows the Gemini 8 spacecraft with the yellow flotation collar attached to stabilize the spacecraft in choppy seas. The green marker dye is highly visible from the air and is used as a locating aid."

Date: March 16, 1966

NASA ID: S66-18602

neil before me

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March 16, 1966 — Gemini 8 launches on the sixth manned Gemini mission

Neil Armstrong and Dave Scott, two future Apollo moonwalkers, flew the sixth manned Gemini flight and performed the first docking of two spacecraft in orbit. While docked to the Agena target vehicle, and while out of range of ground communications, the spacecraft began to roll uncontrollably. Since so much of the reentry maneuvering propellant was used to stop the spinning, the mission was aborted and the crew was recovered by secondary recovery forces.

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