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National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLaunch SuccessfulHuman ExplorationTitan II GLV
Launched 1966-03-16 16:41:02 UTCLaunch Complex 19, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
22nd
orbital launch attempt in 1966
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
4th
launch this year
Launch Complex 19
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
91 d 3 h
since the pad's previous launch
Gemini 8 was the sixth crewed mission of the NASA's Project Gemini. The mission was commanded by Command Pilot Neil A. Armstrong and Pilot David R. Scott. Gemini 8 conducted the first docking of two spacecraft in orbit, but suffered the first critical in-space system failure of a U.S. spacecraft which threatened the lives of the astronauts and required immediate abort of the mission. The mission began on March 16, 1966, 16:41:02 UTC and ended on March 17, 1966, 03:22:28 UTC.
Launch Provider
Government · United States of America · Founded 1958 · Administrator Jared Isaacman
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Launches
142
Successful
122
86%
Upcoming
5
scheduled
Height
33.2m
Diameter
3m
To low Earth orbit
3,850kg
Liftoff thrust
1,913kN
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