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Armstrong and Scott with Hatches Open

"Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and David R. Scott sit with their spacecraft hatches open while awaiting the arrival of the recovery ship, the USS Leonard F. Mason after the successful, but early, completion of their Gemini VIII mission. They are assisted by USAF Pararescuemen Eldrige M. Neal, Larry D. Huyett, and Glenn M. Moore. The overhead view shows the Gemini 8 spacecraft with the yellow flotation collar attached to stabilize the spacecraft in choppy seas. The green marker dye is highly visible from the air and is used as a locating aid."

Date: March 16, 1966

Gemini 8 - MMU Tether Procedures

"When astronaut David R. Scott, pilot of the Gemini 8 space flight, exits from the spacecraft he will be hooked to a 25-foot-long umbilical line by a 17-inch-long astronaut switchover tether (A). The switchover tether includes two hooking devices used alternatively to hook into rings provided in the tether line. During a night pass, Scott will move into the adapter section of the spacecraft and put on the Astronaut Maneuvering Unit back pack (B). On the following day pass, he will leave the adapter section, hooking in the first (15-foot) section of the 75-foot-long tether (C). Next, he will hook in two additional 30-foot-long sections (D-E-F) until he reaches the full 100-foot length of the tether and umbilical line. The GT-8 mission is scheduled for March 15 and will last almost three days."

Date: March 10, 1966

"Gemini-Titan 8 (GT-8) spacecraft, carrying astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, command pilot, and David R. Scott, pilot, was successfully launched by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) at 11:41 a.m. (EST). An attempt will be made to rendezvous and dock the GT-8 spacecraft with Agena Docking Target Vehicle."

"The mission patch shows the whole spectrum of objectives that were hoped to have been accomplished on Gemini 8. The text at the bottom is composed of the zodiacal symbol for Gemini, , and the Roman numeral for eight, VIII. The two stars are Castor and Pollux, which are in the constellation of Gemini, and are refracted through a prism to provide the spectrum. Armstrong and Scott both designed the flight patch."

-Info from Wikipedia: link

Date: March 16, 1966

NASA ID: KSC-66PC-0038, S66-24465, S66-18616, 104-KSC-66P-138, SPD-MARSH-9141927, S66-23978

Gemini spacecraft No. 8 in a cleanroom for systems validation testing at the McDonnell Aircraft Factory in Lambert Field, St. Louis, Missouri.

Date: September 29, 1965

"The Gemini-8 spacecraft, with astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and David R. Scott still aboard, is hoisted aboard the destroyer USS LEONARD F. MASON. Trouble with the Gemini-8 Orbit Attitude and Maneuvering System (OAMS) forced an early termination of the mission."

Date: March 16, 1966

Double exposure photo of the Gemini-Titan VIII (SC8/62-12563) and Atlas-Agena rocket launch.

Date: March 16, 1966

Science Photo Library: C007/4354