Titan II GLV | Gemini VIII
Launch Complex 19
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Gemini VIII (Gemini 8)
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.
Gemini SC8
Serial 8
Launch Crew Count 2
Status Single Use
Landing Time 1966-03-17T03:22:00+0000
Crew
Neil Armstrong
Command Pilot
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1930-08-05
Deceased 2012-08-25
Status Deceased
Type Government
David Scott
Pilot
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1932-06-06
Status Retired
Type Government
Titan II GLV
Height 33.20 Meters
Max Stages 2
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 1913 kN
Diameter 3.05 Meters
Mass To LEO 3850 kg
Liftoff Mass 154 Tonnes
Launch Success 12
Consecutive Success 12
Maiden Flight 1964-04-08
Launch Failures 0
Programs
Gemini
Project Gemini was NASA's second human spaceflight program. Conducted between projects Mercury and Apollo, Gemini started in 1961 and concluded in 1966.
