16 mrt. 2021 · The goals of Gemini VIII, the first mission of 1966, included docking with a target vehicle and conducting a lengthy spacewalk during a three-day flight. The actual flight did demonstrate the …

All Soviet and Russian space stations were equipped with automatic rendezvous and docking systems, from the first space station Salyut 1 using the IGLA system, to the Russian Orbital Segment of the …

16 mrt. 2016 · With the primary objective of Gemini 6 limited to the untried rendezvous and docking procedure while Gemini 7 focused on a two-week long-duration mission, Gemini 8 would be the first …

The Soviet Union’s first successful manned docking operation took place on 16 January 1969, when Soyuz 4 and Soyuz 5 docked in orbit and exchanged crew members.

January 16, 1969 Soviet spacecraft Soyuz 4 and Soyuz 5 perform the first-ever docking of manned spacecraft in orbit, the first-ever transfer of crew from one space vehicle to another, and the only time …

1969: On 15 January 1969, the first docking of two manned spacecraft took place between the Soviet Soyuz 4 and Soyuz 5. The spacecraft formed what was termed 'the world's first space station' with a …

16 mrt. 2020 · On this day in 1966, Neil Armstrong and David Scott made history when they successfully docked Gemini 8 with the Agena target vehicle in space. This marked the first docking with an …

On March 16, 1966, Neil Armstrong and David Scott successfully docked their Gemini VIII spacecraft with Agena, the first-ever linking two spacecraft in Earth orbit.

On March 16, 1966, command pilot Neil Armstrong and pilot David Scott successfully docked their Gemini VIII spacecraft with the Agena target vehicle, the first-ever linking of two spacecraft together …

On March 16, 1966, NASA astronauts Neil Armstrong and Dave Scott performed the first space docking on the Gemini 8 mission. See photos from that historic spaceflight here.