“PROJECT GEMINI MISSION CONCEPT” 1960s NASA ANIMATED PROMO FILM 66884
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This animated NASA educational film describes the Gemini Program Mission concept. The Gemini program took place between NASA’s Mercury and Apollo eras in the mid-sixties. The main objectives included testing long duration flight as well as rendezvous missions. All of the information collected from these missions were to further aid NASA and Department of Defense goals. The film opens with the NASA seal (:12). The opening animation depicts NASA’s desire to send humans to the moon and later to Mars (:36). Engine separation is depicted in orbit in space (1:32). Mid-course correction maneuvers would be utilized in order to conduct a rendezvous (2:16), docking maneuvers and stage keeping (1:48). The Gemini program was considered to be an intermediary step towards getting astronauts to the moon (2:42). Long term duration flight was to be tested (3:00) including the astronauts communication and systems of life support. New methods with which the craft and astronauts aboard were to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere were to be explored (3:27). The use of the paraglider during the re-entry phase is highlighted (3:54). The Gemini mission time schedule was considerably short (4:51). Much of the information to be used for these missions were drawn from project Mercury (5:03). The structure of the Mercury spacecraft is compared to the Gemini craft (5:17). The life supporting chamber for the astronauts is depicted (5:28). Much of the equipment was comprised in modular form (5:43) for ease of repair and maintenance. The ability to control yaw, roll and pitch (6:26) was vital. The Agena rocket vehicle was to be the rendezvous target (7:02). The Atlas was to be used for launching (7:10). The two-stage Titan II was to boost the craft into orbit (8:20). The launching point for rendezvous is discussed (9:26). The film notes the incredible challenge presented by such a mission (11:05). The circular path which Cape Canaveral follows as the Earth rotates is highlighted situated farther north than the equator (12:23). The window of launch is discussed (13:25). Cape Canaveral in Florida is pointed out on a map (13:42). The crafts fuel provisions extended the launch window time period (14:11). Flights were planned in accordance with ground tracking networks which wrap around the world (14:24). These points move as the Earth rotates (14:53) setting them off balance from the crafts planned orbit (14:53) though intermittent periods of communication would be possible. The craft was to complete sixteen orbits to the Earth’s completion of one rotation (15:26). Animation shows the crafts heat shield burning as it re-enters the Earth’s atmosphere (15:54). Changes in orbit and mid-course corrections are demonstrated (17:34). The Gemini’s onboard radar system is demonstrated (18:04) which provided constant information on range. The animation then shows the point which is known as the volume of capture as the crafts near one another (19:07). This maneuver could be conducted with radar or through the pilot’s direct visualization (19:22). Short bursts from the Gemini propulsion system would bring the crafts closer (19:34). The docking maneuver is shown as the two crafts unite (20:07). Extravehicular activity was also looked to to be conducted in these missions as well (20:15). Success in these missions would complete the first phase of the Gemini program (20:50).
Project Gemini (1961-1966) was NASA's second human spaceflight program. The Gemini spacecraft carried a two-astronaut crew. Ten Gemini crews and 16 individual astronauts flew low Earth orbit (LEO) missions during 1965 and 1966.
Gemini's objective was the development of space travel techniques to support the Apollo mission to land astronauts on the Moon. In doing so, it allowed the United States to catch up and overcome the lead in human spaceflight capability the Soviet Union had obtained in the early years of the Space Race, by demonstrating: mission endurance up to just under 14 days, longer than the eight days required for a round trip to the Moon; methods of performing extra-vehicular activity (EVA) without tiring; and the orbital maneuvers necessary to achieve rendezvous and docking with another spacecraft. This left Apollo free to pursue its prime mission without spending time developing these techniques.
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These are the kind of documentaries that I would watch at 6:30 am on Saturday mornings.
They spoke UP to the audience, educating them and bringing them into the intricacies of the program.
As a result, I've worked at KSC for 35 years now, briefing the public on processing and flight operations.
As I child I probably saw this film once and only once. Then I pleaded with my parents to help me find the issue of Aviation Week and Space Technology that had the article explaining the whole thing with illustrations identical to the film. Then I sat down in front of the TV, articles in hand, watching every special report and newscast about the Gemini missions. That was actually me at the age of 8. Now in my 60s so happy you uploaded this memory.
I'm 65 and remember Mercury, Gemini and Apollo. "We Choose to go to the Moon and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard."
JFK
Hard, like the Firmament as detailed in the hold scriptures?
Best Presidential line, ever.
@@DesertSky928 No. Hard as in a long series of difficult technical challenges that had to be overcome one by one to put a man on the moon.
THE OTHER THING WAS MARILYN MONROE
That very line was quoted by the administrators of Artemis yesterday at the post launch press briefing when asked about the 2nd stand-down of the launch.
I love these documentaries!
Don't know where you find all of these videos to post, but you and THG are absolutely best channels on YT in my opinion.
Marvellous amination from those days. I remember books containing the same artwork and style. It's a shame that CGI can't come anywhere near as good!
I was just a mere ankle biter at the time, but it was still an awe inspiring project that put NASA on track for Apollo, and gave me an interest that fired me up for Apollo at a time when I was old enough to comprehend the science and engineering behind it.
Those were the glory days that I will always remember. Somehow, I can't imagine Artemis being anywhere near as awe inspiring, but good luck to them in the endeavour.
We choose to go back to the moon!
2:00 I couldn't help but think of the new Beavis and Butthead movie during this part.
I loved the new one.alot of people hated it that I spoke to.i thought it was excellent for the most part.
the background music is great
It's important to note that there was no hatch in the nose of Gemini and indeed no way to crawl through as the parachutes was in the way. The rendezvous was just to see if docking with another vehicle was possible. The US airforce considered putting a hatch in the heat shield at the rear and simply doing a space walk across was considered. They never did do the paraglider and there was a seven passenger super Gemini proposed.
Rite on.i was literally thinking how convenient that little shuttle nose piece was.lol.if I may were you ever involved with the program or just a fellow fan?
Looks like Hanna Barbara cartoon lol bring back memories
Jonny Quest! --- - - - - Race Bannon, baby!
@@DesertSky928 Mike Pence as Race Bannon.
Love these old animations because I am old... Get he point without todays CGI and etc...
Its amazing how they had to paint the individual frames in the animation one by one to make the entire movie. That's why Disney movies at the time like Snow White could take months or even years to complete.
They didn't have CGI back then and so they had to use cartoons. Nothing was real.
Now this is some fascinating footage!
2:00 bow Chicka wow wow! Could this have influenced Mike Judge in his ideas for the new Beavis and Butthead movie? Or how about venture brothers episode; Careers in science?
Go team Venture!
Great stuff, I mean the right stuff!
I hope there are new films out for the Artamis mission.
artemis not artamis
@@MIMALECKIPL Spell it any way you want.
IF it ever launches.
very cool piece of history.
5:13 - Comparing with Mercury - Sounds great, "scaled up," but Gemini had 2x the crew in an interior volume of 1.5x. They still managed to prove humans could survive two weeks orbiting in those quarters, among the many things proven by Gemini.
"...an onboard computer, armed with a multitude of prepared equations"
It's frightening to think that these guys went into space with less computing power than a pocket calculator! But, they did it.
I remember watching the adventures unfold on TV, and the speculation that there would be permanently manned bases on the moon, and men on the surface of Mars within a decade.
Slide rules ruled!
@@jacksons1010 Indeed they did, and in part, because the electronic scientific calculator didn't exist at that time, and the principal word processor of the day still had a pink rubber tip on one end!
Yeah good luck stepping on Venus, pre-Venera 1950s guy.
Damn.I thought it was new Gemini Home Entertainment video.
So relaxing😊
👩🚀🚀🛰️📡🛰️
Gemini was an extremely challenging program. The great thing was that we learned so much from these missions. Some of these missions were challenging in unexpected ways. For instance one gemini-agena docking resulted in the poor astronauts losing control of the combined craft and being whirled about in space like a game of crack the whip. Other missions gave astronauts difficult Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA) in which to learn how to just move in space without suffering exhaustion. A lot of the attempted dockings didn't go as planned in part because Agena at the time was so unreliable. In my favorite photo, there is a rendezvous with an Agena Target in which the faring shroud (the nose cone) didn't properly eject, causing the famous angry alligator picture. This was amusing and a little scary for a child like me, at the thought that the crew of the Gemini craft would get eaten, a la 'James Bond - You only Live Twice'.
The Francis Rogallo wing designed for this, is instantly recognizable and the inventor would apply his wing to hang-gliding, making the sport possible. It's a shame that we never got that idea fully operational but a lot of cool things were tried for this program. Inflatable glider wings and even a proposed, modified Gemini space capsule design to bring astronauts to the moon! czcams.com/video/4YU0Trioa8M/video.html.
The Gemini-Agena docking on Gemini 8 didn't result in the spacecraft spinning out of control. The unexpected motion was caused by a stuck thruster on the Gemini and it would have happened regardless if they were docked or not. In fact when it first started the spin rate was building up slower because of the additional mass of the Agena. That's why when Armstrong undocked the Gemini from the Agena the spin rate of the Gemini started increasing even faster than before.
I didn't know about the "paragliding capsule on a sled" concept.
I saw that in a 1964 National Geographic article about how we will go to the moon. It had elaborate drawings of how the landing would work. The article followed a huge tribute to John F. Kennedy, pairing the achieving of his goal with his memorial.
@@brianarbenz1329 That's where a lot of people (including me) first learned of the Gemini and Apollo programs.
This was the landing pattern of X-15 "sub orbital spaceplane" , but it was proven to be too clumsy with a not negligeable risk of malfunctioning. So it was decided to use the same proven concept of splashdown adopted for Mercury missions , and US Navy was glad because they had more importance and consideration
Shorty Powers narrating?
Could be, czcams.com/video/Mxx6Y6anBrI/video.html
Yes...it's John "Shorty" Powers who kept the U.S. TV/Radio networks updated on the old Mercury projects. I guess he did get called to do the Gemini program also in the 1960's.
Gene Cernan named a crater in the Apollo 17 landing area "Shorty" after him.
If NASA could just get this launched into orbit properly and safely.. problem is they lost all the brightest people in the 70 80s
We can blame the “affirmative action” hiring practices of the 70s and 80s for this occurring.
When NASA was forced to hire someone based on their skin color, and not their talents, well, we get what we got.
JWST? Tons of rovers on Mars? A freaking helicopter on Mars? Y’all aren’t paying attention if all you see is some tired bs political talking points. NASA continues to amaze.
@@neotree7706 lol
No iss was build at that time
I've heard that narrator before.
I grew up during Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo and remember reading, in my school's library, about the parasail and then, an idea that eventually became the Shuttle, DyanSoar! Interesting how their plans came to be.....
Gemini was a critical program. Mercury = 1, Gemini = 2.
*laughs in Kerbal Space Program 🤣
The real problem with Gemini, was that there was no room on board for a functional Turboencabulator to prevent side-fumbling.
Side fumbling is very undesirable in orbital vehicles.
Mars once looked like earth much like every planet in the solar system
Yeah? Jupiter once looked like Earth?
Well, there is todays dose of dumb.
@@johnqpublic2718 yuh humans got to it sun shined like a nice summer day the only thing getting that after us and the galactic war are the mountains.
Baseless claims.
@@slow-mo_moonbuggy yup, pure science fiction
This is a laugh riot
why?
@@alanrogs3990 Because its too complicated for him to understand it. That's why.
@@joevignolor4u949 Yeah, I see no reason for his comment. Comes off arrogant and slightly retarded.
Dunce
Indeed Pollyanna at its finest to believe all this I still laugh out loud such dreams not even achievable in our lifetimes but people still keep the faith why I don't know
Change your ID to Killjoy perhaps
Me either
People also use punctuation. Trying keeping a little faith in that, Poly whatever. Your rambling post makes you look like a buffoon. Perhaps that's accurate.
Ignorant dullard
There is a limit NASA themselves have stated can’t be crossed by humans just above high earth orbit where everything else goes and it’s a boundary called the Van Allen belts and it’s much closer than the moon….oops
Van Allen Radiation Belt, aka The Firmament
Book of Enoch
Book of Revelation
Book of Genesis
Psalms 1:19 - - -The heavens are telling the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims His handiwork.
NASA never said that. Exactly the opposite. James Van Allen, who in concert with NASA discovered the belts in 1958, wrote an open letter once this story about the belts being impenetrable started to circulate around. According to Van Allen the belts can safely be crossed as long as the spacecraft passes through the thinnest portions of the belts and does so quickly enough. Further, the belts are composed of high energy charged particles that are easily stopped by the spacecraft structure. The Russians tested this on their Zond 5 mission in 1968 during which they sent biological organisms, including turtles and fruit flies, through the belts and back. They all survived unharmed. There is a lot of misinformation being circulated on the Internet by conspiracy theorists who just parrot what they hear without really understanding what they are talking about.
@@DesertSky928 The Van Allen Belts are made up of high energy charged particles and they are easily penetrable. There is nothing firm (as in firmament) about them. The bible is just a bunch of silly nonsense that certainly shouldn't be taken literally or believed at all. It's not a science book. Science requires observational evidence and experiments to confirm theories. The scientific method wasn't around 2,000 years ago, and that's why the bible is mostly wrong.
@@DesertSky928 Idiot
LİARS LİARS LİARS money trap
Get back on the short school bus. This isn't your stop.
Orbital missions you say? You're going to need a Radius value first there space grifters.
Get back on the short school bus. This isn't your stop.
All of NASA's, 'Satan Five' rockets went into cartoon animations four minutes after blast-off (courtesy of Walt Disney), I guess because NAZA doesn't know how to mount a camera, use telescopes or provide case planes.
Black holes were first introduced in a science-fiction novel back in the sixties, then it became a Walt Disney movie in 1979 (Of course it's going to be Walt Disney) and now we have actual photographic evidence of someone's imagination. Do they take us for fools ? Images from the dwarf planet Pluto actually has Pluto's face on it (more Walt Disney). Yes, They do take us for fools.
The taxpayers are spending trillions on a cartoon network.