March 16, 1966 at 4:41 PM UTC
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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March 16, 1966 at 4:41 PM UTC
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Launch Complex 19
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.5069, -80.5542
Gemini 8 was the sixth crewed mission of the NASA's Project Gemini. The mission was commanded by Command Pilot Neil A. Armstrong and Pilot David R. Scott. Gemini 8 conducted the first docking of two spacecraft in orbit, but suffered the first critical in-space system failure of a U.S. spacecraft which threatened the lives of the astronauts and required immediate abort of the mission. The mission began on March 16, 1966, 16:41:02 UTC and ended on March 17, 1966, 03:22:28 UTC.
Mission media
Gemini 8 - We've Got Serious Problems Here (Full Mission 03)
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Height
33.2 m
Diameter
3.05 m
LEO capacity
3,850 kg
Successful launches
12
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
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