- Title: VM-711A
- Summary: GEMINI VIII "THIS IS HOUSTON, FLIGHT": ASTRONAUTS: NEIL A. ARMSTRONG, DAVID R. SCOTT. MARCH 16, 1966. THE HISTORIC FIRST DOCKING IN SPACE WITH THE AGENA IS COMPLETED. CAMERAS RECORD THE HARROWING EXPERIENCES OF THE ASTRONAUTS AS GEMINI VIII WILDLY GYRATES THRU SPACE FOLLOWING A MALFUNCTION. THE SPACECRAFT IS SEPARATED FROM THE AGENA, BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL & REENTRY IS ACHIEVED.
- Description:00:00:20 - pan down on GEMINI VIII on launch pad blasting off 00:00:40 - 1966 NASA CONTROL ROOM ENGINEERS COMMUNICATING WITH GEMINI VIII ASTRONAUTS 00:01:39 - CU ASTRONAUT SPACE HELMUT AND " ABORT " BUTTON / SWITCH 00:01:47 - BUSY CONTROL ROOM ENGINEERS - SCIENTISTS SPEAK WITH ASTRONAUTS 00:02:23 - COUNTDOWN IN CONTROLS ROOM " RECTIFIER" SIMULATED " ABORT " MISSION MISSION CONTROL HOUSTON 00:02:57 - PAN OF GEMINI MISSION CONTROL COMPUTERS LARGE CIRCA 1966 COMPUTERS 00:03:13 - EXPERT TECHNICIANS IN BOARD ROOM ANALYZE THE GEMINI VIII FLIGHT PLAN 00:03:28 - COMPUTER TECHNICIAN SEATED AT LARGE CIRCA 1966 COMPUTER CONTROL OPERATES LEVERS 00:03:40 - TWO GEMINI ASTRONAUTS IN FLIGHT SIMULATOR CAPSULE DRESSED IN SPACE SUITS 00:03:45 - TECHNICIANS - SCIENTISTS - EXPERTS AT LARGE COMPUTER CONSOLES IN MISSION CONTROL FOR 1966 GEMINI FLIGHT. PAN OF CONTROL ROOM LARGE CONSOLES EARLY COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY 00:04:14 - SPACE CAPSULE FLIGHT SIMULATOR WITH ASTRONAUTS INSIDE NASA GEMINI VIII MISSION 00:04:24 - AERIAL SHOT OF AIRCRAFT CARRIER USED FOR NASA GEMINI VIII RECOVERY AFTER FLIGHT 00:04:29 - HELICOPTERS ON DECK OF AIRCRAFT CARIER TAKE OFF FOR SIMULATED SEARCH AND RECOVERY TASK FORCE 140.3 HELICOPTERS IN FLIGHT OVER OCEAN RECOVERY OF GEMINI FLIGHTS 00:05:25 - RECOVERY MISSION PRACTICE - SIMULATION WITH FAKE NASA SPACE AIRCRAFT CAPSULE - LIFTED OUT OF OCEAN 00:05:54 - LAND MASS TANKS USED IN " ABORT" EJECTION AFTER LIFTOFF EMERGENCY MISSION LAND VEHICLES 00:06:52 - ASTRONAUT PARACHUTES TO THE GROUND MISSION RECOVERY ASTRONAUTS DRESSED IN TUBINS AND ROBES IN CASE OF A DESSERT LANDING 00:07:33 - ENGINEER AT LARGE CONSOLE - FLASHING BUTTONS AND CLASSIC RED TELEPHONE FOR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS 00:08:07 - GEMINI SPACE CRAFT ON LAUNCH PAD - SHOTS OF MISSION CONTROL 00:08:23 - 00:10:21 - COUNTDOWN AND LAUNCH OF GEMINI VIII LIFTOFF- SPACE CRAFT HEADS UP TO SKY BLAST OFF VARIOUS SHOTS AND EVENTUALLY FADES FROM VIEW 00:12:35 - FOOTAGE OF EARTH FROM GEMINI VIII LAND GETS SMALLER AND SMALLER AS SPACE CRAFT GETS HIGHER UP IN SKY 00:12:50 - GEMINI VIII ORBIT 00:13:08 - CU ASTRONAUT IN HELMUT NEIL ARMSTRONG RADAR TOWER - CONTROL ROOM 00:13:52 - RECOVERY HELICOPTER IN FLIGHT WITH AIRCRAFT CARRIER BELOW IN VIEW 00:14:19 - MAP OF RECOVERY AREA " WEST PACIFIC ZONE 3" 00:14:45 - ASIAN HARBOR 00:14:50 - CU NEIL ARMSTRONG IN SPACE HELMUT GEMINI AGENA ROCKET IN ORBIT 00:16:08 - SPACECRAFT IS SEPARATED FROM AGENA PREPARING FOR THE FIRST DOCKING IN SPACE SHOTS OF DOCKING APPROACH OF TWO SPACE CRAFTS 00:17:57 - MEN LOOKING AT MINITORS IN MISSION CONTROL VARIOUS SHOTS OF NASA CONTROL CENTER WITH MEN WORKING 00:18:52 - MS NAVAL DESTROYER IN OCEAN 00:19:37 - CU SHOTS OF THE RE-ENTRY OF GEMINI VIII NEIL ARMSTRONG - FIRST SUCCESSFUL DOCKING MISSION IN SPACE 00:20:39 - USS MASON USED IN RECOVERY MISSION IN SEA- VARIOUS SHOTS OF NAVAL DESTROYER 00:20:58 - SHOTS OF EARTH FROM GEMINI VIII DURING RE-ENTRY 00:21:01 - MEN WORKING IN MISSION CONTROL ROOM 00:21:19 - CU PANEL OF LARGE FLASHING BUTTONS MAN'S HAND PUSHES BUTTON 00:21:26 - AERIAL SHOT OF USS MASON ON RECOVERY MISSION 00:21:57 - CU NEIL ARMSTRONG ASTRONAUT IN SPACE SUIT 00:22:16 - RE-ENTRY OF GEMINI VIII HEADING TOWARDS THE PACIFIC OCEAN - RECOVERY MISSION IN FULL OPERATION 00:22:42 - WS GEMINI VIII HURDLES TO OCEAN ON LANDING -RECOVERY 00:23:03 - SHOTS OF SPACE CAPSULE IN THE OCEAN RECOVERY OF ASTRONAUTS AFTER SPLASH DOWN - SHOTS OF GEMINI VIII CREW NEIL ARMSTRONG SHAKES HANDS SPACE CAPSULE ON DECK OF RECOVERY SHIP 00:24:26 - RECOVERY SWIMMERS WITH ASTRONAUTS ( STAFF SERGEANT HUET, NEAL, MOORE WITH ASTRONAUTS ) 00:24:50 - GEMINI MISSION ASTRONAUTS AT MILITARY CEREMONY - FIST SPACE DOCKING VIA GEMINI VIII
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1966
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1960s
- File Name: VM-711A