March 16th...Gemini 8

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 160. This time we examine the year 1966 as Neil Armstrong and David Scott are launched into orbit for the first time aboard Gemini 8.

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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band

https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/

https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz

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iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 

Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ

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Sources:

https://nasa.fandom.com/wiki/Gemini_8

https://www.spaceline.org/united-states-manned-space-flight/gemini-mission-program-index/gemini-8-fact-sheet/

https://www.thespacecollective.com/us/blog/gemini-8

https://www.nationalreview.com/2016/04/gemini-8-forgotten-mission-almost-ended-space-program/

https://apollo11space.com/gemini-8-the-first-docking-in-space/

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Photo: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_8#/media/File:Gemini_8_docking.jpg