Counting Down to Apollo

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Archive: March 1966

Gemini March 17, 1966

Neil Armstrong Almost Died Up There

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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