Titan II GLV | Gemini VIII

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 Details

  • Launch date: March 16, 1966 at 04:41 PM UTC
  • Launch vehicle: Titan II
  • Operator: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
  • Mission type: Human Exploration