NASA astronaut David Scott practicing for his Gemini 8 extravehicular activity (EVA) on the air bearing floor in Building 4 of the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC) in Houston, Texas, on February 1, 1966. He is wearing the Hand-Held Maneuvering Unit, which he will use during the EVA. March 16, 2016 marks the 50th anniversary of NASA's Gemini 8 mission, the sixth manned spaceflight conducted during the United States' Project Gemini program. The primary objective of the mission, the successful docking of two spacecraft in orbit, a first in spaceflight, was a success though the crew would experience
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NASA astronaut David Scott practicing for his Gemini 8 extravehicular activity (EVA) on the air bearing floor in Building 4 of the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC) in Houston, Texas, on February 1, 1966. He is wearing the Hand-Held Maneuvering Unit, which he will use during the EVA. March 16, 2016 marks the 50th anniversary of NASA's Gemini 8 mission, the sixth manned spaceflight conducted during the United States' Project Gemini program. The primary objective of the mission, the successful docking of two spacecraft in orbit, a first in spaceflight, was a success though the crew would experience a critical in-space system failure, forcing them to abandon the mission prematurely. UPI