Documentary about the Gemini VIII mission, entirely based on historical narration, extensive mission audio and footage. The full mission is covered, showing training, launch, orbital operations, Agena docking, recovery and results.
Gemini 8 (officially Gemini VIII) was the sixth crewed spaceflight in NASA's Gemini program, launched on March 16, 1966. Flown by pilot David Scott and command pilot Neil Armstrong, the flight marked the second time a U.S. civilian flew into space and the first time a U.S. civilian flew into orbit.
The mission conducted the first docking of two spacecraft in orbit, but also suffered the first critical in-space system failure of a U.S. spacecraft which threatened the lives of the astronauts and required an immediate abort of the mission. The crew returned to Earth safely.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Crew, Training and Mission Objectives
10:55 Simulated Flights
13:38 Gemini-Titan 8 Launch
17:14 Liftoff
22:22 Orbital Maneuvers
23:42 Agena Rendezvous and Docking
27:55 Thruster Anomaly
29:36 Emergency Undocking
31:48 Abort and Reentry
34:09 Recovery
35:38 Press Briefing and Astronaut Return
39:20 Mission Results
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