00:00Gemini 8, almost a disaster.
00:03It is March 1966.
00:06The crew consists of Neil Armstrong and David Scott.
00:10The goal was the first docking in history.
00:13Gemini 8 successfully docked with an Agena target vehicle.
00:17Mission accomplished?
00:19Not quite.
00:20Shortly after docking, the docked craft began to spin out of control.
00:24Slowly at first, then faster, then life-threateningly fast.
00:29A stuck thruster was sending the spacecraft into an ever faster spin.
00:33One revolution per second.
00:35The astronauts were about to black out.
00:38Armstrong made a decision within seconds.
00:42Undock and activate the emergency control system.
00:45He stopped the roll, just shy of a complete loss of control.
00:49The mission was aborted, but the crew was saved.
00:52That moment made Neil Armstrong a legend within NASA.
00:56Many historians believe, without Gemini 8, Armstrong would never have become Apollo 11's commander.
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