Gemini_8_Atlas-Agena_launch.jpg


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English: On March 16, 1966, an Atlas booster launched an Agena Target Vehicle for the Gemini 8 mission. The flight crew for the 3 day mission, astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and David R. Scott , achieved the first rendezvous and docking to Atlas/Agena in Earth orbit.
Date Taken on 16 March 1966
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This image or video was catalogued by Marshall Space Flight Center of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under Photo ID: MSFC-9141928 and Alternate ID: S66-24482 .

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