Armstrong’s Voice
I've been reading everything I can find about Neil Armstrong, trying to understand who is about to do this thing. The more I read, the more I think the right man is going.
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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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Docking — Gemini 8 and the Agena
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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