Boneyard Safari

Today in 1966 Gemini VIII launched with pilot Dr. David Scott and command pilot Neil Armstrong, and rendezvoused with the Agena Target Vehicle 4 hours after launch. Here is footage of them boarding as well as #Agena and #GeminiVIII lifting off. On a side note it was the 40th anniversary of Dr. Robert Goddard’s world first liquid fueled rocket launch. #nasa #agenatargetvehicle #aviationsafari #aviationpreservation #boneyardsafari

Today in 1966 Gemini VIII launched with pilot David Scott and command pilot Neil Armstrong, and rendezvoused with the Agena Target Vehicle 4 hours after launch. Here are some images from the archives as they approached and docked. On a side note it was the 40th anniversary of Dr. Robert Goddard’s world first liquid fueled rocket launch. #nasa #geminiviii #agenatargetvehicle #aviationsafari #aviationpreservation #boneyardsafari

Orbiter Enterprise OV-101 at Vandenberg AFB during testing at the launch facility that was never used to launch a Space Shuttle, check out the vehicle used to move her. #nasa #spaceshuttle #usaf #aviationsafari #aviationpreservation #boneyardsafari #spaceshuttleenterprise

Check out B-52H 61-0025 when she was transferred from the #usaf to #nasa as a air-launch and testbed aircraft for flight research and advanced technology demonstrations #aviationsafari #aviationpreservation #b52 #b52legacy #boneyardsafari

Beautiful #BUFF sunrise at Pima Air and Space, here is NB-52A 52-0003 she is also the oldest #B52 #usaf #nasa #aviationsafari #aviationpreservation #boneyardsafari #pimaairandspacemuseum

Got a chance to take a closer look at the Guidance and Navigation Simulator (GNS) at Pima Air and Space. It was used by #NASA as a #SpaceShuttle simulator #aviationsafari #aviationpreservation #boneyardsafari #pimaairandspacemuseum

Check out the Guidance and Navigation Simulator (GNS) at Pima Air and Space. It was used by #NASA as a #SpaceShuttle simulator and tonight you can see it in the movie #Moonfall on #netflix #aviationsafari #aviationpreservation #boneyardsafari #pimaairandspacemuseum

We got to check out the Guidance and Navigation Simulator (GNS) at Pima Air & Space Museum. It was used by #NASA as a #SpaceShuttle simulator and tonight you can see it in the movie #Moonfall on #netflix #aviationsafari #aviationpreservation #boneyardsafari #pimaairandspacemuseum

Found this in the archives, Orbiter OV-101 Enterprise being wheeled into Vandenberg, AFB #nasa #usaf #aviationsafari #aviationpreservation #boneyardsafari

We pause to remember the crew that made thus ultimate sacrifice aboard OV-102 Orbiter (Space Shuttle) Columbia, here is her first launch. David Brown, Rick Husband, Laurel Clark, Kalpana Chawla, Michael Anderson, William McCool, and Ilan Ramon. #nasa #columbia