March 25, 1966
Life magazine has an exclusive contract with the astronauts and their families. I've been reading these profiles for years. They're part of how America knows these people.
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Gemini
March 17, 1966
The Gemini 8 mission nearly ended in catastrophe yesterday. Neil Armstrong and David Scott were in an uncontrolled spin — one revolution per second — when Armstrong managed to use the reentry thrusters to stop the tumbling. They had to abort the mission. Armstrong is home. But reading the account…
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Gemini Program
March 16, 1966
Neil Armstrong docked with the Agena target vehicle today — the first docking in space — and then had to cut the mission short when Gemini 8 started spinning.
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