The US Network TV coverage of the Gemini 6 Pad 19 Launch Abort on December 12th 1965. Coverage of the launch, the aftermath, replays and the NASA Press Conference.
Whoa talk about staying calm cool under fire! And talk about the right stuff!? Well they just don't make em like Schirra or Stafford anymore or any of the rest of those real first Mercury Gemini Apollo astronauts. Thank you for posting this gem. Seems to me the Gemini Program never got the credit it deserved when it was definitely integral and essential in making it to the moon. Gemini 6 proves just how excellent precise all that 1960s engineering from all those tens of thousands engineers really was.👍💡😊
I'm watching this today because it's the 56th anniversary. I'm just barely too young to remember Gemini. Was 4 years old when this happened. Apollo 7 was really the first space mission I got to follow on TV.
This is the first launch that I remember watching. I was visiting my Aunt and Uncle and was helping my Uncle build one of his Heathkit stereos on the couch and watching this. That is one of my fondest memories, Thanks for letting me relive it !
@@coldplayplayer15 my favorite is when they put the plaque on the moon during Apollo 15. The plaque showed a list of all the people that died working to get to the moon. And they also included the cosmonauts which is a really cool thing for NASA to do
A 3 hour and 52 minute video for a NON-launch? Oh well, that helps people of this era understand how many delays and setbacks there were even for successful missions as we progressed toward landing on the moon. I was 7 during the Gemini 6 and 7 missions and remember the Gemini years pretty well. During Apollo, I was a devoted space follower (thanks to Mr. Goldstein, my fifth and sixth grad teacher, who explained the complex Apollo procedures to our class and got me inspired). I followed every minute of all the Apollo flights, and love reliving them through CZcamss.
I watched this live as a kid. I always watched Jules Bergman on ABC because he was supposed to be more technical than the other network reporters. But after watching some of your videos the CBS team takes a back seat to no one. I learned a lot watching Cronkite and his team. They are way more technical than the ABC crew. The orbital visuals on the rendezvous mission were far and away more explanatory than Jules ever was. Wish I’d watched the first moon landing on CBS! I was 13 at the time. When the abort occurred I jumped up and told my family that this was an extremely dangerous situation. I had had enough dud model rockets suddenly ignite to know that that missile was still live and could destroy itself. My family thought it was no big deal. And so did Jules. Walter Cronkite, on the other hand, immediately recognized this a a critical situation.
These broadcast give you a great indication of how quickly we were actually moving at this point to get up to the moon. Tremendous amount of pressure for everybody
How you come up with these gems is amazing. I was too young at the time to be aware of, or have an interest in the Gemini Program until the Apollo Program came along and sparked my lifelong interest in manned spaceflight. Watching this old broadcast is like going back in time and seeing something I missed. Kudos to you sir!
They do not yet know that a transportation cover was erroneously left in the fuel lines and it would not have flown anyway. A lucky malfunction when the plug dropped out... No irony, Walter...
I really enjoy watching these historical and valuable pieces of space history. We take so much for granted these days. Thank you for making these available 🏆🚀🪂👍
What I find most interesting about this particular abort is that Frank and Jim actually saw it from orbit! Curious to see if they've elaborated on their reactions to seeing the abort before...
Slowly making my way through your all videos, another excellent video, Listening to how they do it, in this age to what we have now is fascinating. Thank you again.
Once again you have preserved a complete slice of history. This C-B-S News live broadcast aired from 9:00AM to 1:00PM EST on Sunday, Dec 12. Like the GT-6 coverage, I'm sure that *if* they recorded the segment, it was recycled 'cause the bird didn't fly! Nice to see all the little cut-in segments, too. I'll have to dig to find out when Walter stopped going to The Cape for live launches. Those big models are certainly impressive. Suppose they got scrapped. Notice how the desk mission clock was changed during the commercial break after the scrub back to GT7's clock! Loved the story about Marilyn Lovell and "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus." Never heard that before. Liked that they stayed for the news conference. Some of those reporters didn't listen very well.
This launch attempt was on a Sunday morning, and reportedly, church attendance that morning (especially on the East Coast, where the scheduled launch time was the same hour as many services got underway) was way off from normal, as millions of churchgoers stayed home to watch the launch attempt.
It's amazing how things have advanced yet stayed somewhat nostalgic with rocket technology. Love watching modern launch videos too but it is super cool to see this!
Last thing you want to be on top of is a Titan that decides "Huh, not feeling it today, might just explode". (Well, I guess a Atlas would have exploded)
I used to be Gemi nigh....but when i heard the PAO use Gemi knee i have been split 50/50...and i have been known to use both in the same sentence!! Lol
NASA's public affairs office issued a statement in 1965 declaring "Jeh-mih-nee" ("Jiminy," as in "Jiminy Cricket.") the "official" pronunciation. (not sure I can post a link here, but hopefully that's enough to google if you need supporting documentation.)
The Gemini capsule had 1.5x the cabin volume as the Mercury, and 2x the crew of Mercury. There's a PDF of the whole Gemini program titled: _On The Shoulders Of Titans_ and it covers Gemini 7 and 6 thoroughly. As for your question, they read Twain and "Drums Along The Mohawk" - They were uncomfortable.
Whoa talk about staying calm cool under fire! And talk about the right stuff!? Well they just don't make em like Schirra or Stafford anymore or any of the rest of those real first Mercury Gemini Apollo astronauts. Thank you for posting this gem. Seems to me the Gemini Program never got the credit it deserved when it was definitely integral and essential in making it to the moon. Gemini 6 proves just how excellent precise all that 1960s engineering from all those tens of thousands engineers really was.👍💡😊
I'm watching this today because it's the 56th anniversary. I'm just barely too young to remember Gemini. Was 4 years old when this happened. Apollo 7 was really the first space mission I got to follow on TV.
This is the first launch that I remember watching. I was visiting my Aunt and Uncle and was helping my Uncle build one of his Heathkit stereos on the couch and watching this. That is one of my fondest memories, Thanks for letting me relive it !
You are most welcome
The Gemini 6 abort is one of my favorite moments in space history. This is awesome
Glad you liked it Elliot
This is a very close second for me. But my number one is Apollo 12's "SCE to Aux"
@@coldplayplayer15 my favorite is when they put the plaque on the moon during Apollo 15. The plaque showed a list of all the people that died working to get to the moon. And they also included the cosmonauts which is a really cool thing for NASA to do
@@lunarmodule5 This gives me memories of 2 AM shifts in the trench in Houston. Thanks for posting this.
I came to CZcams with the attitude of not getting something interesting to watch for the night, and you drop this! I love you.
Lol sorry Hicham
@@lunarmodule5 You are welcome to disappoint me anytime :)
@@MrHichammohsen1 well, I will try my hardest! Maybe post a fake moonlanding news item...lol
@@lunarmodule5 All but this lol
A 3 hour and 52 minute video for a NON-launch? Oh well, that helps people of this era understand how many delays and setbacks there were even for successful missions as we progressed toward landing on the moon. I was 7 during the Gemini 6 and 7 missions and remember the Gemini years pretty well. During Apollo, I was a devoted space follower (thanks to Mr. Goldstein, my fifth and sixth grad teacher, who explained the complex Apollo procedures to our class and got me inspired). I followed every minute of all the Apollo flights, and love reliving them through CZcamss.
Yes, but there are stories told in this footage I have never seen covered before!
@@badreality2 I agree.
I watched this live as a kid. I always watched Jules Bergman on ABC because he was supposed to be more technical than the other network reporters. But after watching some of your videos the CBS team takes a back seat to no one. I learned a lot watching Cronkite and his team. They are way more technical than the ABC crew. The orbital visuals on the rendezvous mission were far and away more explanatory than Jules ever was. Wish I’d watched the first moon landing on CBS!
I was 13 at the time. When the abort occurred I jumped up and told my family that this was an extremely dangerous situation. I had had enough dud model rockets suddenly ignite to know that that missile was still live and could destroy itself. My family thought it was no big deal. And so did Jules.
Walter Cronkite, on the other hand, immediately recognized this a a critical situation.
I too loved Jules Bergman. He went to such depths to cover space exploration.
Brilliant work. So glad these documents have survived the years.
These broadcast give you a great indication of how quickly we were actually moving at this point to get up to the moon. Tremendous amount of pressure for everybody
ty for this post, interesting on so many levels.
You are most welcome
"Awesome as a possum with a blossom" footage you're providing us!!! Keep 'em coming!!! And thanks lots for posting!!! :) :) :)
Most welcome pine
How you come up with these gems is amazing. I was too young at the time to be aware of, or have an interest in the Gemini Program until the Apollo Program came along and sparked my lifelong interest in manned spaceflight. Watching this old broadcast is like going back in time and seeing something I missed. Kudos to you sir!
Glad you liked it John.. thanks for the comment
FANTASTIC THAT THESE HISTORIC VIDEOS OF THE NASA SPACE PROGRAM ARE AVAILABLE ON CZcams FOR THE RECORD & EDUCATION CONCERNING THIS IMPORTANT ERA.
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They do not yet know that a transportation cover was erroneously left in the fuel lines and it would not have flown anyway. A lucky malfunction when the plug dropped out... No irony, Walter...
Very good point
Steely eyed missle men...remember this day and the screech of the Titan II...!!! I was 10, this has never left my brain.
I really enjoy watching these historical and valuable pieces of space history. We take so much for granted these days. Thank you for making these available 🏆🚀🪂👍
Ok i am off to play rentry. Have me some space fun. Many thanks for this🙏🏻
What I find most interesting about this particular abort is that Frank and Jim actually saw it from orbit! Curious to see if they've elaborated on their reactions to seeing the abort before...
Slowly making my way through your all videos, another excellent video, Listening to how they do it, in this age to what we have now is fascinating. Thank you again.
awesome, thank you
Once again you have preserved a complete slice of history. This C-B-S News live broadcast aired from 9:00AM to 1:00PM EST on Sunday, Dec 12. Like the GT-6 coverage, I'm sure that *if* they recorded the segment, it was recycled 'cause the bird didn't fly!
Nice to see all the little cut-in segments, too. I'll have to dig to find out when Walter stopped going to The Cape for live launches. Those big models are certainly impressive. Suppose they got scrapped.
Notice how the desk mission clock was changed during the commercial break after the scrub back to GT7's clock!
Loved the story about Marilyn Lovell and "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus." Never heard that before.
Liked that they stayed for the news conference. Some of those reporters didn't listen very well.
Thanks for your comments as always Thomas
This launch attempt was on a Sunday morning, and reportedly, church attendance that morning (especially on the East Coast, where the scheduled launch time was the same hour as many services got underway) was way off from normal, as millions of churchgoers stayed home to watch the launch attempt.
Remember it well. Incredible nerves of steel. Their training paid off.
Thank you for this upload.
You're welcome
It's amazing how things have advanced yet stayed somewhat nostalgic with rocket technology. Love watching modern launch videos too but it is super cool to see this!
I have this mission on dvds. My version contains the orginal commercials for 1965.
Mine too, I just removed them for this video, kept them in for other similar videos elsewhere on the channel
Last thing you want to be on top of is a Titan that decides "Huh, not feeling it today, might just explode". (Well, I guess a Atlas would have exploded)
Thanks for these incredible uploads!!!!
Welcome!
Wow
My Lil Brother Kenny was born on December 11th 1965😮
I hear Jack King's voice just before the turbo boost comes on....
As close as they get 😱
Gotta love Paul Haney!
Who actually taped this stuff? Feels like a domestic recording
I have no idea who recorded it - I agree it seems that way - it also seems about third transfer generation to me
4 Years to The best flight in the world, *Apollo 11*
Is there any recording of the radio comms during this abort? Always wondered what they were saying back and forth.
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Shutdown at 50:56
Thank you!!
Gemini VI was so snakebit. Then they were barely up a day. But Wally Schirra saved the space program with the success of Apollo VII.
Did they not use safety wire back then?
The churches were nearly empty on this video because everyone was watching this flight.
Is that the turbo pump making that screeching noise?
Yes. It used a starter cartridge to spin up the pumps. That's the first "whoop" you hear.
The person who disliked is a Alien called genisix
1:59:58 feels like footage they captured beforehand in the event of their deaths 😢
Hail LM5!
FM...stop that lmao
lol
those spacesuits 😂
ALL HAIL the YT emperor, LM5!
There, fixed it for you.
You're welcome.
@@lunarmodule5 Check my reply below 🤣
Listen to those turbines howl. Terrifying.
Gemi-knee or Gemi-nigh. Discuss.
I used to be Gemi nigh....but when i heard the PAO use Gemi knee i have been split 50/50...and i have been known to use both in the same sentence!! Lol
I’m a Gemi-knee person
Used to be knee. Now is nigh.
If you follow the Greek pronunciation of the word, it's "knee"
NASA's public affairs office issued a statement in 1965 declaring "Jeh-mih-nee" ("Jiminy," as in "Jiminy Cricket.") the "official" pronunciation.
(not sure I can post a link here, but hopefully that's enough to google if you need supporting documentation.)
How can anyone stay in that craft for 13 days.
The Gemini capsule had 1.5x the cabin volume as the Mercury, and 2x the crew of Mercury. There's a PDF of the whole Gemini program titled: _On The Shoulders Of Titans_ and it covers Gemini 7 and 6 thoroughly. As for your question, they read Twain and "Drums Along The Mohawk" - They were uncomfortable.
It was the equivalent of the front seat of your car. For 14 days, inclusive.
NASA must have burned those astronaut suits when they got back.
@@jackmessick2869 A Volkswagen Beetle, no less.
Hello
Wally Schirra must have balls the size of watermelons not to pull that escape handle.
They custom made his spacesuit to fit 'em.
We saw several on-pad shutdowns during Shuttle. Even though they were planned for, they were still a gut thumper.
Jack King? Wasn't he a spy or something? lol
LMHO!!!!!! :) :) :) :)