Gemini 8 Crew Preparation

Neil Armstrong and David Scott are helped into their spacesuits ahead of the Gemini 8 mission, which achieved the first docking between two spacecraft in orbit when it linked up with an uncrewed Agena target vehicle. Shortly after docking, a stuck thruster sent the joined spacecraft into a dangerous spin; Armstrong undocked and used his reentry control system to regain control, a display of composure under pressure that ended the mission early but safely.