Labels:text | screenshot | bottle | light OCR: FIRST SPACE DOCKING Gemini 8 ON MARCH 16, 1966, an Agena rocket was sent into orbit, followed 90 minutes later by Gemini 8. The astronauts on the mission, Neil Armstrong and David Scott, guided their Gemini craft to dock successfully with the Agena; however, the two craft then began to spin rapidly and tumble. Fortunately, the astronauts managed to separate and stabilize the capsule, and they returned Docking home safely. system GEMINI AND AGENA Because too much fuel had been used to stabilize the capsule, the Gemini 8 mission returned to Earth after only 11 Rocket engine hours instead of 3 days. Agena rocket |
