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Neil Armstrong - The Final assignment for Armstrong in the Gemini Program

Time: Monday Sep 12, 1966

Place: Launch Complex 19 - Titan rocket, Gemini program, Cape Kennedy, Florida, U.S.

Details: The final assignment for Armstrong in the Gemini program was as the back-up Command Pilot for Gemini 11, announced two days after the landing of Gemini 8. The launch was on September 12, 1966, with Conrad and Gordon on board, who successfully completed the mission objectives, while Armstrong served as a capsule communicator (CAPCOM).

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