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Gemini 8

Gemini 8 (officially Gemini VIII) was the sixth crewed spaceflight in NASA's Gemini program. It was launched on March 16, 1966, and was the 14th crewed American flight and the 22nd crewed spaceflight overall. The mission conducted the first U.S. docking of two spacecraft in orbit, but also suffered the first critical in-space system failure of a U.S.…

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Apogee altitude
270 kilometers (150 nmi)
COSPAR ID
1966-020A
Crew size
2
Distance travelled
293,206 kilometers (158,319 nautical miles)
Docking date
March 16, 1966, 23:14 UTC
Epoch
March 16, 1966

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Gemini 8

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related to Agena and Gemini launch · 15
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related to Dramatizations · 13
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related to Landing and recovery · 12
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related to Emergency · 11
Gemini 8 → After, Agena, Agena's, Armstrong, Gemini, Gemini's OAMS, Mission Control, Scott, Shortly, There, This
related to background · 8
Gemini 8 → Command, Gemini, His, Joe Walker, Naval Reserve, Neil Armstrong, September, X-15 Flight
related to Insignia · 8
Gemini 8 → Armstrong, Castor, Gemini, Pollux, Roman, Scott, The, VIII
related to External links · 4
Gemini 8 → Gemini, Houston Flight, This, YouTube
Mission type · 3
Gemini 8 → Extravehicular activity (failed), Space rendezvous, Spacecraft docking
Members · 2
Gemini 8 → David R. Scott, Neil A. Armstrong

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Gemini 8Apogee altitude270 kilometers (150 nmi)1.00infobox
Gemini 8COSPAR ID1966-020A1.00infobox
Gemini 8Crew size21.00infobox
Gemini 8Distance travelled293,206 kilometers (158,319 nautical miles)1.00infobox
Gemini 8Docking dateMarch 16, 1966, 23:14 UTC1.00infobox
Gemini 8EpochMarch 16, 19661.00infobox
Gemini 8Inclination28.9 degrees1.00infobox
Gemini 8Landing dateMarch 17, 1966, 03:22:28 (1966-03-17UTC03:22:29Z) UTC1.00infobox
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Gemini 8Launch dateMarch 16, 1966, 16:41:02 (1966-03-16UTC16:41:02Z) UTC1.00infobox
Gemini 8Launch mass3,789 kilograms (8,353 lb)1.00infobox
Gemini 8Launch siteCape Kennedy LC-191.00infobox
Gemini 8ManufacturerMcDonnell1.00infobox
Gemini 8MembersNeil A. Armstrong1.00infobox
Gemini 8MembersDavid R. Scott1.00infobox
Gemini 8Mission duration10 hours, 41 minutes, 26 seconds1.00infobox
Gemini 8Mission typeSpace rendezvous1.00infobox
Gemini 8Mission typeSpacecraft docking1.00infobox
Gemini 8Mission typeExtravehicular activity (failed)1.00infobox
Gemini 8OperatorNASA1.00infobox
Gemini 8Orbits completed61.00infobox
Gemini 8Perigee altitude261 kilometers (141 nmi)1.00infobox
Gemini 8Period89.81 minutes1.00infobox
Gemini 8Recovered byUSS Leonard F. Mason1.00infobox
Gemini 8Reference systemGeocentric1.00infobox
Gemini 8RegimeLow Earth orbit1.00infobox
Gemini 8RocketTitan II GLV, s/n 62-125631.00infobox
Gemini 8SATCAT no.21051.00infobox
Gemini 8SpacecraftGemini SC81.00infobox
Gemini 8Time docked~30 minutes1.00infobox

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