It began as one of those flawless launches that the U.S. public has come to take for granted in the eighth year of the space age. Weather was ideal; the complex countdown proceeded without a hitch.

Gemini 8 spacecraft nears its Agena target vehicle on March 16, 1966, a few minutes before achieving the first docking of two vehicles in space (March 21, page 30). Astronaut David R. Scott took this ...

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Click to open image viewer. Gemini 11 was launched on September 12, 1966, on a 3-day mission. Astronauts Pete Conrad (commander) and Dick Gordon (pilot) rendezvoused and docked with their Agena target ...

Click to open image viewer. This is the Agena-B upper stage used during the 1960s as an orbital injection vehicle for Midas and other satellites. It was also an intermediate stage booster for Ranger ...

20.3 x 25.4 cm. (8 x 10 in.) ...

20.3 x 25.4 cm. (8 x 10 in.) ...