|
|
Atlas Agena Launch
| Name of Image |
Atlas Agena Launch |
| Date of Image |
1966-03-16 |
| Full Description |
On March 16, 1966, an Atlas booster launched an Agena Target Vehicle for the Gemini 8 mission. The flight crew for the 3 day mission, astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and David R. Scott, achieved the first rendezvous and docking to Atlas/Agena in Earth orbit. |
|
Gemini 8 Launched by Titan B
…
| Name of Image |
Gemini 8 Launched by Titan Booster |
| Date of Image |
1966-03-16 |
| Full Description |
A Titan booster launched the Gemini 8 spacecraft on March 16, 1966 from launch complex 19 Cape Kennedy, Florida. The flight crew for the 3 day mission, astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and David R. Scott, achieved the first rendezvous and docking to Atlas/Agena in Earth orbit. |
|
Agena Target Docking Vehicle
…
| 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 |
|
|
