Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Johnson Space Center Collection
Title:
Gemini 8 spacecraft hoisted aboard the U.S.S. Leonard F. Mason
Description:
The Gemini 8 spacecraft, with Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and David R. Scott still aboard, is hoisted aboard the destroyer U.S.S. Leonard F. Mason. Trouble with the Gemini 8 Orbit Attitude and Maneuvering System (OAMS) forced an early termination of the mission.
Date Taken:
1966-03-16
Program:
Gemini
Mission:
Gemini IX
Subject Terms:
FLIGHT
Subject Terms:
PROJECT
Subject Terms:
NAVY
Subject Terms:
RESCUE
Subject Terms:
OPERATIONS
Subject Terms:
SHIPS
Subject Terms:
SPACECRAFT
Subject Terms:
RECOVERY
Subject Terms:
WATER
Subject Terms:
LANDING
Subject Terms:
8
Subject Terms:
GEMINI
facet_who:
David R. Scott
facet_who:
Neil A. Armstrong
facet_what:
Gemini
facet_what:
Gemini 8
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Photo ID:
S66-34101
Film Type:
120mm
UID:
SPD-JSC-S66-34101
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Gemini 8 spacecraft hoisted aboard the U.S.S. Leonard F. Mason