Gemini 8: Das erste Andocken im Weltraum – vor 60 Jahren

I’d say that summary really downplays the danger faced in the mission: after the thruster stuck and they undocked from Agena the astronauts were very close to being rendered unconscious by the high spin rate of the capsule which could have been disastrous. Armstrong and Scott really earned their Apollo moon missions in part because of their strong performance under high pressure on Gemini 8.