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Title
Gemini
8
Capsule
Exhibit
Photograph
Subject
Transportation
Science and Technology
Arts and Entertainment
Flight
Aeronautics
Aeronautics
Armstrong, Neil, 1930-
Galleries & museums
Space vehicles
Place
Wapakoneta (Ohio)
Auglaize County (Ohio)
Description
This
5
" by
7
"
(12.7
by
17.8
cm)
photograph
shows
visitors
enjoying
the
Gemini
8
capsule
on
display
at the
Armstrong
Air
&
Space
Museum
in
Wapakoneta
.
It
has been
tilted
on its
base
to
allow
visitors
to
inspect
the
interior
of the
spacecraft
. The
Gemini
8
spacecraft
was
flown
into
space
by
astronauts
Neil
Armstrong
and
David
Scott
in
March
1966
. The
craft
was
launched
by a
Titan
II
rocket
.
During
this
mission
, the
astronauts
performed
the
first
rendezvous
and
docking
in
space
.
Near
disaster
brought
the
mission
to an
early
end
when
a
rocket
thruster
stuck
open
,
causing
the
spacecraft
to
tumble
out
of
control
.
Armstrong
was
able
to
regain
control
of the
craft
and
make
an
emergency
landing
. The
spacecraft
measures
130
"
x
90
"
(3.3
x
2.28
m)
.
Neil
A.
Armstrong
was
born
in
Wapakoneta
,
Ohio
on
August
5
,
1930
. He
received
Bachelor
and
Master
of
Science
degrees
in
aeronautical
engineering
from
Purdue
University
.
After
serving
as a
naval
aviator
from
1949
to
1952
,
Armstrong
joined
the
National
Advisory
Committee
for
Aeronautics
(NACA)
in
1955
. For the
next
17
years
he
worked
for
NACA
and its
successor
agency
, the
National
Aeronautics
and
Space
Administration
(NASA)
. As a
research
pilot
at
NASA's
Flight
Research
Center
in
Edwards
,
California
, he was a
project
pilot
on
many
pioneering
high
speed
aircraft
.
Armstrong
transferred
to
astronaut
status
in
1962
and was
assigned
as
command
pilot
for the
Gemini
8
mission
,
which
was
launched
on
March
16
,
1966
. As
spacecraft
commander
for
Apollo
11
, the
first
manned
lunar
landing
mission
,
Armstrong
gained
the
distinction
of
being
the
first
man
to
land
a
craft
on the
moon
and
first
to
step
on its
surface
.
Date of Original
1970
-
1980
circa
Collection
Ohio
Historical
Society
Properties
File
Source
Audiovisual
material
;
P
365/2/5
Format
picture
Submitting Institution
Ohio Historical Society
Rights
Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to
http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type
StillImage
File Name
Om3197_3806040_001.tif
Image Height
2575
Image Width
1821
File Size
1333.61 KB
Date created
2009-01-09
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