In 1962, Armstrong was transferred to astronaut status. He served as command pilot for the Gemini 8 mission, launched March 16, 1966, and along with David Scott, performed the first successful docking of two vehicles in space by mating his Gemini 8 with an uninhabited Agena rocket.
in 1962 armstrong was transferred to astronaut status he served as command pilot for the gemini 8 mission launched march 16 1966 and along with david scott performed the first successful docking of two vehicles in space by mating his gemini 8 with an uninhabited agena rocket