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GEMINI 8 MANNED FLIGHT USA |
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Gemini 8 performed the first docking
of two spacecraft together with Agena target vehicle (GATV-8).
Docking was followed by a major space emergency, because of problems
with the spacecrafts control system. By using the reentry control
system, the crew regained control of their craft. Consumtion of 75% of
that system´s fuel forced an unplanned early landing. |
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Neil A. Armstrong Commander |
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credit: NASA |
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LAUNCH : |
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16.41 GMT |
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Cape Canaveral |
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Florida / USA |
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LC-19 |
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Mar.16 / 1966 |
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8.14.05 |
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12:55:05 |
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SPACECRAFT : |
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Gemini |
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LAUNCH VEHICLE : |
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Titan 2 |
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LANDING : |
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03,22 GMT |
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Pacific Ocean (USS Leonard F. Mason) |
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800 km SE of Okinawa |
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Mar.17 / 1966 |
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designed by : Michael May copyright 2005 |
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MANNED SPACE FLIGHT |
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MANNEDSPACEFLIGHT CHRONOLOGY |
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Flight no. 018 |
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FLIGHT DATA : |
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Inclination |
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28.91° |
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Altitude |
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160 / 264 km |
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Duration |
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0d10h41m |
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Orbits |
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6.5 |
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David R. Scott Pilot |
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GATV-8 seen from Gemini 8 |
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Docking to |
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GATV-8 |