Picture of the spacecraft Gemini VIII and an American flag. The plate reads 'This flag was carried aboard Gemini VIII during which the world's first docking between two spacecraft was performed on March 16, 1966. Presented by Major David R. Scott.' David Randolph Scott is a retired U.S. Air Force officer and former NASA astronaut. He made his first flight into space as pilot of the Gemini VIII mission along with Neil Armstrong in March 1966.