Gemini 8

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Gemini program mission crewed spaceflight

Gemini 8 was a 1966 NASA crewed spaceflight in the Gemini program, notable for achieving the first successful docking of two spacecraft in orbit and for a critical in-flight emergency that tested astronaut Neil Armstrong’s piloting skills.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Gemini 8 mission	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Gemini program mission ⓘ crewed spaceflight ⓘ
achievement	first crewed docking in spaceflight history ⓘ first successful docking of two spacecraft in Earth orbit ⓘ
callSign	Gemini 8 self-link ⓘ
commander	Neil A. Armstrong ⓘ
commanderLaterMission	Neil A. Armstrong ⓘ surface form: Neil A. Armstrong commanded Apollo 11
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crewMember	David R. Scott ⓘ Neil A. Armstrong ⓘ
crewNationality	American ⓘ
crewSize	2 ⓘ
dockingTarget	Agena Target Vehicle ⓘ Agena Target Vehicle ⓘ surface form: Gemini Agena Target Vehicle 8
emergencyEvent	uncontrolled roll due to stuck reaction control thruster ⓘ
emergencyResponse	use of reentry control system to stop spacecraft roll ⓘ
followedBy	Gemini 9A ⓘ
landingDate	1966-03-17 ⓘ
landingSite	Pacific Ocean ⓘ
launchDate	1966-03-16 ⓘ
launchSite	Cape Kennedy Air Force Station Launch Complex 19 ⓘ LC-19 ⓘ
launchVehicle	Titan II GLV ⓘ
launchYear	1966 ⓘ
missionDuration	approximately 10 hours 41 minutes ⓘ
missionNumber	8 ⓘ
missionObjective	conduct orbital operations and engineering tests ⓘ rendezvous and docking with Agena Target Vehicle ⓘ
missionOutcome	partial success ⓘ
notableFor	first on-orbit docking of two spacecraft ⓘ testing Neil Armstrong’s piloting skills during a critical in-flight emergency ⓘ
operator	NASA ⓘ
orbitalInclination	28.9 degrees ⓘ
orbitRegime	low Earth orbit ⓘ
pilot	David R. Scott ⓘ
pilotLaterMission	David R. Scott commanded Apollo 15 ⓘ
precededBy	Gemini 7 ⓘ
program	Gemini program ⓘ surface form: Project Gemini
recoveryBy	USS Leonard F. Mason ⓘ
resultOfEmergency	early deorbit and landing ⓘ premature mission termination ⓘ
spaceAgency	NASA ⓘ surface form: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
spacecraftManufacturer	McDonnell Douglas ⓘ surface form: McDonnell Aircraft Corporation
spacecraftType	Gemini spacecraft ⓘ
status	completed mission with emergency early termination ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gemini 8 → callSign → Gemini 8 self-link ⓘ

Gemini 7 → followedBy → Gemini 8 ⓘ

Gemini program → notableMission → Gemini 8 ⓘ

First Man → portraysEvent → Gemini 8 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gemini 8 mission

Neil A. Armstrong → spaceMission → Gemini 8 ⓘ

Titan II GLV → usedForMission → Gemini 8 ⓘ