g08_v_bw_o_n (1966 press photo, poss. no. 4 (of an unk. sequence))
“At one point on Agena, near the docking cone and extended antenna, Scott will open a small, spring-loaded door to expose a micro-meteorite impact plate. On a subsequent Gemini mission—probably Gemini 9—it is tentatively planned to approach the dead Gemini 8 target craft, and another space-walking astronaut will retrieve the plate for earth study of meteorite impacts during the interim between flights."
By Russell Arasmith. Masterful. Striking:
g08_v_bw_o_n (1966 press photo, poss. no. 4 (of an unk. sequence))
“At one point on Agena, near the docking cone and extended antenna, Scott will open a small, spring-loaded door to expose a micro-meteorite impact plate. On a subsequent Gemini mission—probably Gemini 9—it is tentatively planned to approach the dead Gemini 8 target craft, and another space-walking astronaut will retrieve the plate for earth study of meteorite impacts during the interim between flights."
By Russell Arasmith. Masterful. Striking: