On March 16, 1966, NASA astronauts Neil Armstrong and Dave Scott performed the first space docking on the Gemini 8 mission. See photos from that historic spaceflight here.

If Gemini 8 had failed, ... Armstrong started to gingerly fly the Gemini capsule toward the docking collar. The speed difference between the Gemini and the Agena was 0.179 miles per hour.

On March 16, 1966, the crewed Gemini 8 spacecraft became the first to dock with another spacecraft in space. NASA astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott launched into orbit in their Gemini ...

T he plight of Gemini 8 seemed desperate enough while it tumbled out of control on its high orbit. Last week, when the perils of that wild ride were reviewed at a Houston press conference ...

Schirra reported Gemini handled crisply and precisely, allowing him to make velocity inputs of just 1.2 inches per second (3 cm/s) — good enough for a controlled rendezvous and physical docking.

Gemini 8’s ordeal began shortly after its docking triumph, when Armstrong and Scott began a program of planned maneuvers to test the stability of the Gemini-Agena system.

On March 16, 1966, the crewed Gemini 8 spacecraft became the first to dock with another spacecraft in space. NASA astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott launched into orbit in their Gemini ...