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One Turn per Second in Orbit in March 1966: to Save His Capsule, the Pilot Burned the Fuel Planned to Return to Earth

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On that day, on board Gemini 8, Neil Armstrong and David Scott just realized an unprecedented feat: the very first orbital mooring in space history, with the target vehicle Agena. The exploit is hailed from the control center, the engineers hold their breath in front of this manoeuvre never attempted before. But the party is [...]
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On that day, on board Gemini 8, Neil Armstrong and David Scott just realized an unprecedented feat: the very first orbital mooring in space history, with the target vehicle Agena. The exploit is hailed from the control center, the engineers hold their breath in front of this manoeuvre never attempted before. But the party is [...]

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SciencePost broke the news on Sunday, October 18, 2026.
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