Neil Armstrong’s mission was to perform the first docking ever to take place in space, a major milestone of space exploration.


Astronaut Neil Armstrong, Command Pilot for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Gemini VIII mission is suited up by a NASA suit technician during weight and balance test.
[NASA caption, Cape Kennedy, FL]
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