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When astronaut David R. Scott, pilot of the Gemini 8 space flight, exits from the spacecraft he will be hooked to a 25-foot-long umbilical line by a 17-inch-long astronaut switchover tether (A). The switchover tether includes two hooking devices used alternatively to hook into rings provided in the tether line. During a night pass, Scott will move into the adapter section of the spacecraft and put on the Astronaut Maneuvering Unit back pack (B). On the following day pass, he will leave the adapter section, hooking in the first (15-foot) section of the 75-foot-long tether (C). Next, he will hook in two additional 30-foot-long sections (D-E-F) until he reaches the full 100-foot length of the tether and umbilical line. The GT-8 mission is scheduled for March 15 and will last almost three days.