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2 unusual facts about Les Schneider


Les Schneider

Mechanical problems forced Armstrong to do just that: he had to perform an emergency re-entry into the East China Sea.

He and his 10-man sea rescue crew aboard Naha Rescue One (a DC-4 aircraft) were on emergency alert to rescue the Gemini 8 capsule containing Neil Armstrong and Maj. David Scott in case of an emergency re-entry.



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