March 16, 1966

Gemini 8 was launched by a Titan II rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, manned by Neil Armstrong and David Scott. Gemini 8 was to rendezvous with an Agena Target Vehicle (GATV). About 27 minutes after docking, the combined vehicle began to go into a violent yaw and tumble. Armstrong disengaged the Gemini capsule from the Agena causing it to roll, pitch, and yaw even more rapidly than when it was connected. Armstrong and Scott managed to deactivate the Orbit Attitude and Maneuver System and stabilize using reentry thrusters.