during the Gemini missions. Specifically, Gemini 8, whose 50th anniversary has just passed. In fact, if it weren’t for the extremely quick thinking of a first-time astronaut named Neil Armstrong ...

These NASA missions were not only a steppingstone to the Moon, but influenced many aspects of the way humans still travel ...

The plight of Gemini 8 seemed desperate enough while it tumbled ... Though the short circuit might have required early termination of the mission anyway, such on-board instrumentation would ...

In May, Gemini 9 is scheduled to fly a docking and spacewalk mission even more complicated than Gemini 8’s. And NASA officials are confident that they will live up to the promise made by ...