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Gemini’s First Docking Turns to Wild Ride in Orbit

Gemini’s First Docking Turns to Wild Ride in Orbit

In early 1966, Gemini VIII chalked up another crucial spaceflight technology milestone for the United States. But the triumph quickly became an in-flight emergency, testing NASA’s quick-thinking skills to bring the astronauts safely home — 55 years ago this month.