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Astronaut Neil A. Amrstrong …
Title Astronaut Neil A. Amrstrong in Gemini 8 spacecraft during countdown
Description Closeup view of Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, command pilot of the Gemini 8 space flight, making final adjustments and checks in the spacecraft during the Gemini 8 prelaunch countdown.
Date Taken 1966-03-16
Gemini 11 prime and back-up …
Title Gemini 11 prime and back-up crews at Gemini Mission Simulator at Cape Kennedy
Description Gemini 11 prime and back-up crews at Gemini Mission Simulator at Cape Kennedy, Florida. Left to right are Astronauts William A. Anders, back-up crew pilot, Richard F. Gordon Jr., prime crew pilot, Charles Conrad Jr. (foot on desk), prime crew command pilot, and Neil A. Armstrong, back-up crew command pilot.
Date Taken 1966-09-08
Armstrong and Scott with Hat …
Title Armstrong and Scott with Hatches Open
Full Description Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and David R. Scott sit with their spacecraft hatches open while awaiting the arrival of the recovery ship, the USS Leonard F. Mason after the successful completion of their Gemini VIII mission. They are assisted by U.S. Navy divers. The overhead view shows the Gemini 8 spacecraft with the yellow flotation collar attached to stabilize the spacecraft in choppy seas. The green marker dye is highly visible from the air and is used as a locating aid.
Date 03/16/1966
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Portrait of the Gemini 8 pri …
Title Portrait of the Gemini 8 prime crew
Description Portrait of the Gemini 8 prime crew. Astronauts David R. Scott (left) and Neil A. Armstrong pose with model of the Gemini spacecraft on table between them.
Date Taken 1965-11-04
Portrait of the Gemini 8 pri …
Title Portrait of the Gemini 8 prime and backup crews
Description Portrait of the Gemini 8 prime and backup crews. Astronauts David R. Scott (left), pilot, and Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, command pilot, are the prime crew of the Gemini 8 mission. Backup crew (left to right, standing), are Astronauts Richard F. Gordon Jr., pilot, and Charles Conrad Jr., command pilot.
Date Taken 1965-11-04
Gemini 8 prime crew and othe …
Title Gemini 8 prime crew and other astronauts at prelaunch breakfast
Description The Gemini 8 prime crew, along with several fellow astronauts, have a hearty breakfast of steak and eggs on the morning of the Gemini 8 launch. Seated clockwise around the table, starting at lower left, are Donald K. Slayton, Manned Spaceflight Center (MSC) Assistant Director for Flight Crew Operations, Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, Gemini 8 command pilot, Scientist-Astronaut F. Curtis Michel, Astronaut R. Walter Cunningham, Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. (face obscured), Chief, MSC Astronaut Office, Astronaut David R. Scott, Gemini 8 pilot, and Astronaut Roger B. Chaffee.
Date Taken 1966-03-16
Gemini 8 spacecraft hoisted …
Title Gemini 8 spacecraft hoisted aboard the U.S.S. Leonard F. Mason
Description The Gemini 8 spacecraft, with Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and David R. Scott still aboard, is hoisted aboard the destroyer U.S.S. Leonard F. Mason. Trouble with the Gemini 8 Orbit Attitude and Maneuvering System (OAMS) forced an early termination of the mission.
Date Taken 1966-03-16
Astronaut David R. Scott in …
Title Astronaut David R. Scott in Gemini 8 spacecraft during countdown
Description Closeup view of Astronaut David R. Scott, pilot of the Gemini 8 space flight, making final adjustments and checks in the spacecraft during the Gemini 8 prelaunch countdown. In the background almost out of view is Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, command pilot.
Date Taken 1966-03-16
Gemini 8 spacecraft hoisted …
Title Gemini 8 spacecraft hoisted aboard the U.S.S. Leonard F. Mason
Description The Gemini 8 spacecraft, with Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and David R. Scott still aboard, is hoisted aboard the destroyer U.S.S. Leonard F. Mason. Trouble with the Gemini 8 Orbit Attitude and Maneuvering System (OAMS) forced an early termination of the mission.
Date Taken 1966-03-16
Gemini 8 spacecraft hoisted …
Title Gemini 8 spacecraft hoisted aboard the U.S.S. Leonard F. Mason
Description The Gemini 8 spacecraft, with Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and David R. Scott still aboard, is hoisted aboard the destroyer U.S.S. Leonard F. Mason. Trouble with the Gemini 8 Orbit Attitude and Maneuvering System (OAMS) forced an early termination of the mission.
Date Taken 1966-03-16
Portrait of Gemini 11 prime …
Title Portrait of Gemini 11 prime and backup crews
Description Portrait of Gemini 11 prime and backup crews. Seated are the Gemini 11 prime crewmembers (l.-r.) Astronauts Richard F. Gordon Jr., prime crew pilot, and Charles Conrad Jr., prime crew command pilot. Standing are (l.-r.) Astronauts William A. Anders, backup crew pilot, and Neil Armstrong, backup crew command pilot. They are in their space suits next to a mock-up of the Gemini spacecraft.
Date Taken 1966-08-29
Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong …
Title Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong during water egress training
Description Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, Gemini 5 backup crew command pilot, sits in the Gemini Static Article 5 spacecraft and prepares to be lowered from the deck of the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever for water egress training in the Gulf.
Date Taken 1965-07-16
Astronauts Scott and Armstro …
Title Astronauts Scott and Armstrong undergoe water egress training
Description Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong (on left), command pilot, and David R. Scott, pilot of the Gemini 8 prime crew, use a boilerplate model of a Gemini spacecraft during water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. Three Manned Spacecraft Center swimmers assist in the training exercise.
Date Taken 1966-01-15
Astronaut Neil Armstrong in …
Title Astronaut Neil Armstrong in Launch Complex 16 trailer during suiting up
Description Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, command pilot of the Gemini 8 space flight, sits in the Launch Complex 16 trailer during suiting up operations for the Gemini 8 mission. Suit technician Jim Garrepy assists.
Date Taken 1966-03-16
Astronauts Scott and Armstro …
Title Astronauts Scott and Armstrong inserted into Gemini 8 spacecraft
Description Astronauts David R. Scott and Neil A. Armstrong inserted into Gemini 8 spacecraft prior to liftoff.
Date Taken 1966-03-16
Astronauts Armstrong and Sco …
Title Astronauts Armstrong and Scott walk up ramp at Pad 19 Gemini 8 countdown
Description Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong (foreground), command pilot, and David R. Scott, pilot, walk up the ramp at Pad 19 during the Gemini 8 prelaunch countdown.
Date Taken 1966-03-16
Astronauts Scott and Armstro …
Title Astronauts Scott and Armstrong in white room entering Gemini 8 spacecraft
Description Astronauts David R. Scott (left) and Neil A. Armstrong, both in full spacesuits, in white room entering the Gemini 8 spacecraft during countdown simulation.
Date Taken 1966-03-11
Astronaut James Lovell Offic …
Name of Image Astronaut James Lovell Official Portrait
Date of Image 1966-09-09
Full Description This is the official NASA portrait of astronaut James Lovell. Captain Lovell was selected as an Astronaut by NASA in September 1962. He has since served as backup pilot for the Gemini 4 flight and backup Commander for the Gemini 9 flight, as well as backup Commander to Neil Armstrong for the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. On December 4, 1965, he and Frank Borman were launched into space on the history making Gemini 7 mission. The flight lasted 330 hours and 35 minutes and included the first rendezvous of two manned maneuverable spacecraft. The Gemini 12 mission, commanded by Lovell with Pilot Edwin Aldrin, began on November 11, 1966 for a 4-day, 59-revolution flight that brought the Gemini program to a successful close. Lovell served as Command Module Pilot and Navigator on the epic six-day journey of Apollo 8, the first manned Saturn V liftoff responsible for allowing the first humans to leave the gravitational influence of Earth. He completed his fourth mission as Spacecraft Commander of the Apollo 13 flight, April 11-17, 1970, and became the first man to journey twice to the moon. The Apollo 13 mission was cut short due to a failure of the Service Module cryogenic oxygen system. Aborting the lunar course, Lovell and fellow crewmen, John L. Swigert and Fred W. Haise, working closely with Houston ground controllers, converted their lunar module, Aquarius, into an effective lifeboat that got them safely back to Earth. Captain Lovell held the record for time in space with a total of 715 hours and 5 minutes until surpassed by the Skylab flights. On March 1, 1973, Captain Lovell retired from the Navy and the Space Program.
Gemini 8 Launched by Titan B …
Name of Image Gemini 8 Launched by Titan Booster
Date of Image 1966-03-16
Full Description A Titan booster launched the Gemini 8 spacecraft on March 16, 1966 from launch complex 19 Cape Kennedy, Florida. The flight crew for the 3 day mission, astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and David R. Scott, achieved the first rendezvous and docking to Atlas/Agena in Earth orbit.
Portrait of the Gemini 8 pri …
Title Portrait of the Gemini 8 prime and backup crews
Description Portrait of the Gemini 8 prime and backup crews. Astronauts David R. Scott (left), pilot, and Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, command pilot, are the prime crew of the Gemini 8 mission. Backup crew (left to right, standing), are Astronauts Richard F. Gordon Jr., pilot, and Charles Conrad Jr., command pilot.
Date 11.04.1965
Portrait of the Gemini 8 pri …
Title Portrait of the Gemini 8 prime crew
Description Portrait of the Gemini 8 prime crew. Astronauts David R. Scott (left) and Neil A. Armstrong pose with model of the Gemini spacecraft on table between them.
Date 11.04.1965
Gemini 8 prime and backup cr …
Title Gemini 8 prime and backup crews during press conference
Description Gemini 8 prime and backup crews during press conference. Left to right are Astronauts David R. Scott, prime crew pilot, Neil A. Armstrong, prime crew command pilot, Charles Conrad Jr., backup crew command pilot, and Richard F. Gordon Jr., backup crew pilot.
Date Taken 1966-02-26
Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong …
Title Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong during water egress training
Description Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, Gemini 5 backup crew command pilot, sits in the Gemini Static Article 5 spacecraft and prepares to be lowered from the deck of the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever for water egress training in the Gulf.
Date 07.16.1965
Astronauts Scott and Armstro …
Title Astronauts Scott and Armstrong undergoe water egress training
Description Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong (on left), command pilot, and David R. Scott, pilot of the Gemini 8 prime crew, use a boilerplate model of a Gemini spacecraft during water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. Three Manned Spacecraft Center swimmers assist in the training exercise.
Date 01.15.1966
Gemini 8 crew stands on deck …
Title Gemini 8 crew stands on deck of recovery vessel
Description Astronauts David R. Scott (left), pilot, and Neil A. Armstrong, command pilot, stand on the deck of the destroyer U.S.S. Leonard F. Mason upon its arrival at Nahs, Okinawa.
Date Taken 1966-03-17
Astronauts Armstrong and Sco …
Title Astronauts Armstrong and Scott walk up ramp at Pad 19 during countdown
Description Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and David R. Scott walk up the ramp at Pad 19 during Gemini 8 prelaunch countdown.
Date Taken 1966-03-16
Astronauts Armstrong and Sco …
Title Astronauts Armstrong and Scott during photo session outside KSC
Description Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong (left), command pilot, and David R. Scott, pilot, the Gemini 8 prime crew, during a photo session outside the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Mission Control Center. They are standing in front of a radar dish.
Date Taken 1966-03-11
Astronauts Armstrong and Sco …
Title Astronauts Armstrong and Scott during photo session outside KSC
Description Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong (left), command pilot, and David R. Scott, pilot, the Gemini 8 prime crew, during a photo session outside the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Mission Control Center. Both men are wearing full space suits and carring their helmets.
Date Taken 1966-03-11
Armstrong Awarded Space Meda …
Title Armstrong Awarded Space Medal of Honor
Full Description Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong receives the first Congressional Space Medal of Honor from President Jimmy Carter, assisted by Captain Robert Peterson. Armstrong, one of six astronauts to be presented the medal during ceremonies held in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), was awarded for his performance during the Gemini 8 mission and the Apollo 11 mission when he became the first human to set foot upon the Moon.
Date 10/1/1978
NASA Center Kennedy Space Center
Gemini 8 crew stands on deck …
Title Gemini 8 crew stands on deck of recovery vessel
Description The Gemini 8 crew stands on the deck of the recovery vessel, the U.S.S. Leonard F. Mason, with three U.S. Air Force pararescue men. Left to right (standing) are Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, command pilot, A/2C Glenn M. Moore, Astronaut David R. Scott, pilot, kneeling, left to right are A/1C Eldridge M. Neal, and S/Sgt Larry D. Huyett.
Date Taken 1966-03-17
Astronaut Neil Armstrong dur …
Title Astronaut Neil Armstrong during water egress training
Description Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong climbs into a boilerplate model of the Gemini spacecraft during water egress training on the Gulf of Mexico.
Date Taken 1966-01-15
Official Portrait of Astrona …
Name of Image Official Portrait of Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin
Date of Image 1967-01-09
Full Description This is the official NASA portrait of astronaut Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin. Prior to joining NASA, Aldrin flew 66 combat missions in F-86s while on duty in Korea. At Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, he served as an aerial gunnery instructor. Following his assignment as aide to the dean of faculty at the Air Force Academy, Aldrin flew F-100s as a flight commander at Bitburg, Germany. Aldrin was one of the third group of astronauts named by NASA in October 1963 and has logged 289 hours and 53 minutes in space, of which, 7 hours and 52 minutes were spent in Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA). On November 11, 1966, he launched into space aboard the Gemini 12 spacecraft on a 4-day flight, which brought the Gemini program to a successful close. During that mission, Aldrin established a new record for EVA, spending 5-1/2 hours outside the spacecraft. July 16-24, 1969, Aldrin served as lunar module pilot for Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing mission. Aldrin followed Neil Armstrong onto the lunar surface on July 20, 1969, completing a 2-hour and 15 minute lunar EVA. Aldrin resigned from NASA in July 1971.
Atlas Agena Launch
Name of Image Atlas Agena Launch
Date of Image 1966-03-16
Full Description On March 16, 1966, an Atlas booster launched an Agena Target Vehicle for the Gemini 8 mission. The flight crew for the 3 day mission, astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and David R. Scott, achieved the first rendezvous and docking to Atlas/Agena in Earth orbit.
Astronaut Neil Armstrong dur …
Title Astronaut Neil Armstrong during water egress training
Description Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong climbs into a boilerplate model of the Gemini spacecraft during water egress training on the Gulf of Mexico.
Date 01.15.1966
Astronauts Scott and Armstro …
Title Astronauts Scott and Armstrong undergoe water egress training
Description Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong (center), command pilot, and David R. Scott (right), pilot of the Gemini 8 prime crew, are suited up for water egress training aboard the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever in the Gulf of Mexico. At left is Dr. Kenneth N. Beers, M.D., Flight Medicine Branch, Center Medical Office.
Date Taken 1966-01-15
Astronaut Neil Armstrong pre …
Title Astronaut Neil Armstrong presenting a NASA Flight Research Center flag flown on Gemini 8 space missi
Description Astronaut Neil Armstrong presenting a NASA Flight Research Center flag flown on Gemini 8 space missi
Date 01.01.1966
Astronauts Scott and Armstro …
Title Astronauts Scott and Armstrong undergoe water egress training
Description Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong (center), command pilot, and David R. Scott (right), pilot of the Gemini 8 prime crew, are suited up for water egress training aboard the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever in the Gulf of Mexico. At left is Dr. Kenneth N. Beers, M.D., Flight Medicine Branch, Center Medical Office.
Date 01.15.1966
Astronaut Neil Armstrong pre …
Photo Date December 2, 1966
Gemini
Title Gemini
Description Astronaut Neil Armstrong (left) was one of 14 astronauts, 8 NASA test pilots, and 2 McDonnell test pilots who took part in simulator studies. Armstrong was the first astronaut to participate (November 6, 1963). A.W. Vogeley described the simulator in his paper "Discussion of Existing and Planned Simulators For Space Research,""Many of the astronauts have flown this simulator in support of the Gemini studies and they, without exception, appreciated the realism of the visual scene. The simulator has also been used in the development of pilot techniques to handle certain jet malfunctions in order that aborts could be avoided. In these situations large attitude changes are sometimes necessary and the false motion cues that were generated due to earth gravity were somewhat objectionable, however, the pilots were readily able to overlook these false motion cues in favor of the visual realism." Roy F. Brissenden, noted in his paper "Initial Operations with Langley's Rendezvous Docking Facility,""The basic Gemini control studies developed the necessary techniques and demonstrated the ability of human pilots to perform final space docking with the specified Gemini-Agena systems using only visual references. ... Results... showed that trained astronauts can effect the docking with direct acceleration control and even with jet malfunctions as long as good visual conditions exist.... Probably more important than data results was the early confidence that the astronauts themselves gained in their ability to perform the maneuver in the ultimate flight mission." Francis B. Smith, noted in his paper "Simulators for Manned Space Research,""Some major areas of interest in these flights were fuel requirements, docking accuracies, the development of visual aids to assist alignment of the vehicles, and investigation of alternate control techniques with partial failure modes. However, the familiarization and confidence developed by the astronaut through flying and safely docking the simulator during these tests was one of the major contributions. For example, it was found that fuel used in docking from 200 feet typically dropped from about 20 pounds to 7 pounds after an astronaut had made a few training flights.
Date 11.01.1963
Former Astronaut Neil A. Arm …
Name of Image Former Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong Visits MSFC
Date of Image 2007-07-19
Full Description Among several other NASA dignitaries, former astronaut Neil A. Armstrong visited the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in attendance of the annual NASA Advisory Council Meeting. While here, Mr. Armstrong was gracious enough to allow the casting of his footprint. This casting will join those of other astronauts on display at the center. Armstrong was first assigned to astronaut status in 1962. He served as command pilot for the Gemini 8 mission, launched March 16, 1966, and performed the first successful docking of two vehicles in space. In 1969, Armstrong was commander of Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing mission, and gained the distinction of being the first man to land a craft on the Moon and the first man to step on its surface. Armstrong subsequently held the position of Deputy Associate Administrator for Aeronautics, NASA Headquarters Office of Advanced Research and Technology, from 1970 to 1971. He resigned from NASA in 1971. Pictured with Armstrong is MSFC employee Daniel McFall, who assisted with the casting procedure.
Official Portrait of Astrona …
Name of Image Official Portrait of Astronaut Neil Armstrong
Date of Image 1969-01-09
Full Description Neil Armstrong, donned in his space suit, poses for his official Apollo 11 portrait. Armstrong began his flight career as a naval aviator. He flew 78 combat missions during the Korean War. Armstrong joined the NASA predecessor, NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics), as a research pilot at the Lewis Laboratory in Cleveland and later transferred to the NACA High Speed Flight Station at Edwards AFB, California. He was a project pilot on many pioneering high speed aircraft, including the 4,000 mph X-15. He has flown over 200 different models of aircraft, including jets, rockets, helicopters, and gliders. In 1962, Armstrong was transferred to astronaut status. He served as command pilot for the Gemini 8 mission, launched March 16, 1966, and performed the first successful docking of two vehicles in space. In 1969, Armstrong was commander of Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing mission, and gained the distinction of being the first man to land a craft on the Moon and the first man to step on its surface. Armstrong subsequently held the position of Deputy Associate Administrator for Aeronautics, NASA Headquarters Office of Advanced Research and Technology, from 1970 to 1971. He resigned from NASA in 1971.
Astronauts Armstrong and Sco …
Title Astronauts Armstrong and Scott arrive at Hickam Field, Hawaii
Description Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong (center), command pilot, and David R. Scott, pilot, arrive at Hickam Field, Hawaii on their way from Naha, Okinawa, to Cape Kennedy, Florida. Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr. is at extreme left.
Date Taken 1966-03-18
Astronaut Neil Armstrong und …
Title Astronaut Neil Armstrong undergoes weight and balance tests
Description Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong undergoes weight and balance tests in the Pyrotechnic Installation Building, Merritt Island, Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
Date Taken 1966-02-18
Pilot Neil Armstrong and X-1 …
Title Pilot Neil Armstrong and X-15 #1
Full Description Dryden pilot Neil Armstrong is seen here next to the X-15 ship #1 (56-6670) after a research flight. The X-15 was a rocket-powered aircraft 50 feet long with a wingspan of 22 feet. It was a missile-shaped vehicle with an unusual wedge-shaped vertical tail, thin stubby wings, and unique side fairings that extended along the side of the fuselage. The X-15 was flown over a period of nearly 10 years, from June 1959 to October 1968. It set the world's unofficial speed and altitude records. Information gained from the highly successful X-15 program contributed to the development of the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo manned spaceflight programs, and also the Space Shuttle program. The X-15s made a total of 199 flights, and were manufactured by North American Aviation. X-15-1, serial number 56-6670, is now located at the National Air and Space Museum, Washington DC. North American X-15A- 2, serial number 56-6671, is at the United States Air Force Museum, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. X-15-3, serial number 56-6672, crashed on November 15, 1967, resulting in the death of Major Michael J. Adams.
Date 01/01/1960
NASA Center Dryden Flight Research Center
Neil A. Armstrong
Photo Date 1958
Apollo 11 Commander Armstron …
Name of Image Apollo 11 Commander Armstrong Presents President With Commemorative Plaque
Date of Image 1974-06-04
Full Description On June 4, 1974, 5 years after the successful Apollo 11 lunar landing mission, commander Neil Armstrong (right) presented a plaque to U.S. President Richard Milhous Nixon (left) on behalf of all people who had taken part in the space program. In making the presentation, Armstrong said ?Mr. President, you have proclaimed this week to be United States Space week in conjunction with the fifth anniversary of our first successful landing on the Moon. It is my privilege to represent my colleagues, the crewmen of projects Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, and Skylab, and the men and women of NASA, and the hundreds of thousands of Americans from across the land who contributed so mightily to the success of our efforts in space in presenting this plaque which bears the names of each individual who has had the privilege of representing this country? in a space flight. The presentation was made at the California white house in San Clemente.
Former Dryden pilot and NASA …
Photo Date 1991
Former Dryden pilot and NASA …
Photo Date 1991
Portrait of Astronaut Neil A …
Title Portrait of Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong
Description Portrait of Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong in civilian clothes.
Date Taken 1964-09-10
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