Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Johnson Space Center Collection
Title:
Agena Target Docking Vehicle liftoff prior to Gemini 8 launch
Description:
An Agena Target Docking Vehicle atop its Atlas launch vehicle lifted off Launch Complex 14 at Cape Kennedy at 10 a.m. March 16, 1966, just prior to the Gemini 8 launch. The Agena served as a rendezvous and docking vehicle for the Gemini 8 spacecraft. A chase plane leaves a contrail in the background.
Date Taken:
1966-03-16
Program:
Gemini
Mission:
Gemini VIII
Subject Terms:
FLIGHT
Subject Terms:
PROJECT
Subject Terms:
SPACECRAFT
Subject Terms:
LAUNCH
Subject Terms:
VEHICLES
Subject Terms:
LAUNCHING
Subject Terms:
PADS
Subject Terms:
SITES
Subject Terms:
DOCKING
Subject Terms:
8
Subject Terms:
ATLAS
Subject Terms:
GEMINI
facet_what:
Atlas
facet_what:
Gemini
facet_what:
Agena
facet_what:
AGENA
facet_what:
Gemini 8
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_when:
March 16, 1966
facet_when_year:
1966
Photo ID:
S66-24482
Film Type:
120mm
UID:
SPD-JSC-S66-24482
original url:

Agena Target Docking Vehicle liftoff prior to Gemini 8 launch