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Command pilot Neil Armstrong resigned his commission in the U.S. Naval Reserve in 1960, and was selected as a crew member for Gemini 8 in September 1965. His flight marked the second time a U.S. civilian flew into space (after Joe Walker on X-15 Flight 90 ), [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ b ] and the first time a U.S. civilian flew into orbit.
Armstrong, 35, suiting up for Gemini 8 in March 1966. The crews for Gemini 8 were assigned on September 20, 1965. Under the normal rotation system, the backup crew for one mission became the prime crew for the third mission after, but Slayton designated David Scott as the pilot of Gemini 8.
Neil Armstrong: Gemini 8: USA 16 March 1966 – 17 March 1966 Space docking: Neil Armstrong; David Scott; Gemini 8 and Agena [5] USA 16 March 1966
The Gemini astronauts were sixteen pilots who flew in Project Gemini, ... Gemini 8: Neil Armstrong: First of two 2 Civilian [b] Scott (left), Armstrong (right).
The nine astronauts were Neil Armstrong, Frank Borman, Pete Conrad, Jim Lovell, James McDivitt, Elliot See, Tom Stafford, Ed White, and John Young. The Next Nine were the first astronaut group to include civilian test pilots: See had flown for General Electric, and Armstrong had flown the X-15 rocket-powered aircraft for NASA. Six of the nine ...
Neil A. Armstrong (1930–2012), 27, NACA. The only member of the group to join the NASA Astronaut Corps. Flew on Gemini 8 and Apollo 11 missions; performed the first docking of two spacecraft, was the first—along with Buzz Aldrin—to land on the Moon, and was the first person to set foot on the Moon.
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Gemini 6A: 16 December 1965 Gemini 6A: First space rendezvous, with Gemini 7. 22 Neil Armstrong (1) David Scott (1) 16 March 1966 Gemini 8: 17 March 1966 Gemini 8: First docking in space in history with Agena Target Vehicle Planned EVA canceled due to early re-entry necessitated by stuck thruster. 23 Thomas P. Stafford (2) Eugene Cernan (1) 3 ...