The first man to walk on the Moon was nearly spun to death three years before Apollo 11. We're back and talking with space engineer Scott about Gemini 8, the first orbital docking between two spacecraft and how it went horribly wrong. 
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Sources:
- On the Shoulders of Titans: A History of Project Gemini
- <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/2016/03/16/gemini-8-the-first-docking-in-space/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Gemini 8: The First Docking in Space</a>, Drew LePage
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Dumitru Prunariu, Covered Up for Being Too Cool

This is a podcast about all the mistakes, failures, and explosions that made space exploration possible.