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 the year after 1961, Armstrong was transferred to astronaut status. 
In 1962, Armstrong was transferred to astronaut status. The system was confused by the year.
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