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1966 - NASA, GEMINI VIII: THIS IS HOUSTON Pt. 2 of 2

Reel Number: 221350-07

Color: Colour

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1966,1960s

Country: USA

Location: CApe kennedy,Florida,Houston,Mission Control,Texas

TC Begins: 10:19:01

TC Ends: 10:31:50

Duration: 00:12:49

1966 - NASA, GEMINI VIII: THIS IS HOUSTON Pt. 2 of 2 10:19:02 Earth from space w/ cloud cover & view towards horizon. Stars. 10:19:23 Interior mission control. Ext. shots Houston - radar tracking. Interior shots mission control. 10:20:18 Recovery forces: aerial shot of helicopter & aircraft carrier. 10:20:34 USS Cochrane (DDG-21) in seas breaking over bow. Map of different landing zones. Views of water. China, ships in harbor. 10:21:18 Interior mission control. Air to air w/ Agena rendezvous in space approached by Gemini VIII.Docking approach & final docking. 10:24:08 Interior mission control. Jim Lovell communicating w/ rocket re: possibility of taking manual control. 10:25:04 Earth from space. USS Mason (DE-529)recovery ship from air. 10:25:47 Gemini loses control & jettisons docked module. Armstrong fires re-entry thrusters to regain control. Stills of astronauts. 10:26:33 Flight Director Hodges at Mission control; abort decision made. Recovery zones - USS Mason & aircraft prepare for splashdown. View of earth. Engineers at console. View from aircraft. Mason turning; search aircraft prepare for take off. Map of recovery zone & interior mission control. View of Himalayas from space. 10:28:53 17Mar66 Rescue aircraft & view on board. Parachute of Gemini VII landing. Aerial view of smoke signal & ship closing in. Astronauts in open capsule. On board ship shaking hands. Scorched capsule on board ship viewed by David Scott & Neil Armstrong & sailors. Illustration of Agena. 10:30:45 Frogmen & astronauts laughing shipboard. USS Mason (DE-529). 10:31:07 Astronauts graduation. Empty control room. The End. Space Race; First Space Docking; First Space Abort; NASA Training; 1960s NOTE: Any continuous 13 minute from entire film (2 cards) sold at per reel rate.

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