a spacecraft malfunction killing two astronauts — so soon after the deaths of two others — would have been just the excuse the Luddites needed to shut NASA down. And of course, Gemini 8 also ...

Gemini 8 was in trouble. After completing the first space docking with another craft, it begins to spin uncontrollably. Ditching protocol, commanding officer Neil Armstrong tries an unorthodox plan.

India has joined the exclusive club of spacefaring nations capable of docking satellites in orbit! The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) achieved this milestone with their Space Docking ...

Here are the following major challenges: During the Gemini 8 mission, the primary challenge arose shortly after the successful docking with the Agena target vehicle. The spacecraft began to spin ...