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8 records found for COVERAGE OF THE GEMINI 8 SPACEFLIGHT
1966-03-16, , min.
- Walter Cronkite
- David Brinkley
- Neil Armstrong
- Frank McGee
- Jules Bergman
- Mike Wallace
- Steve Rowan
- David Scott
- Peter Hackes
- Janet Armstorng
- Paul Haney
Live CBS, NBC and briefly ABC television coverage of the Gemini 8 spaceflight, the sixth crewed spaceflight in NASA's Gemini program. It was launched on March 16, 1966, and was the 14th crewed American flight and the 22nd crewed spaceflight overall. The mission conducted the first docking of two spacecraft in orbit, but also suffered the first critical in-space system failure of a U.S. spacecraft which threatened the lives of the astronauts and required an immediate abort of the mission seven hours of launching during its 7th orbit, and 3rd zone of the mission. The crew consisting of Neil Armstrong, David Scott came back to Earth unscathed. A compilation of coverage related to CBS, NBC, ABC. Live commentary and reports from: Walter Cronkite, David Brinkley, Frank McGee, Steve Rowan, David Scott, Neil Armstrong, Mike Wallace, Jules Bergman and from Huston Mission Control, Paul Haney. Rendezvous techniques, First docking in history, Tomorrow's spacewalk, Status report on the wives of both astronauts, historical first docking in history, speed of Gemini, 17,500 miles an hour, Testing the Agena, Mission importance, trouble in space, termination of the flight , splashdown to occur 630 miles from Yokosuka in Japan, and 500 miles East of Okinawa. Retrorockets working well, Original flight supposed to have 71 Orbits before Thruster number 8 failed requiring a premature return to Earth. Two weeks prior to the flight Astronaut Neil Armstrong interviewed by Peter Hackes. Armstrong discusses what can go wrong on a flight and his own experiences. Splashdown of Gemini 8 scheduled for 10:12 pm Eastern Standard Time. Tracking of Gemini 8 and estimated recovery by USS Mason a destroyer. NOTE: ATA#15114A (approximately 1hr 40 minutes), not separately posted on the ATA website at this time, focuses on the return to Earth of Gemini 8 safely. Live broadcast coverage on CBS and NBC television. Details of these additional broadcasts upon request. Duplicate of #15109A.1966-03-16, NBC, 2 min.
Live NBC coverage of the Gemini 8 spaceflight. Prelude to docking. Frank McGee reports.
1966-03-16, CBS, 3 min.
Live CBS coverage of the Gemini 8 spaceflight. Walter Cronkite reports.
1966-03-16, CBS, 48 min.
- Walter Cronkite
- David Brinkley
- Neil Armstrong
- Frank McGee
- Jules Bergman
- Mike Wallace
- Steve Rowan
- David Scott
- Peter Hackes
- Janet Armstorng
- Paul Haney
Live CBS, NBC and briefly ABC television coverage of the Gemini 8 spaceflight, the sixth crewed spaceflight in NASA's Gemini program. It was launched on March 16, 1966, and was the 14th crewed American flight and the 22nd crewed spaceflight overall. The mission conducted the first docking of two spacecraft in orbit, but also suffered the first critical in-space system failure of a U.S. spacecraft which threatened the lives of the astronauts and required an immediate abort of the mission seven hours of launching during its 7th orbit, and 3rd zone of the mission. The crew consisting of Neil Armstrong, David Scott came back to Earth unscathed. A compilation of coverage related to CBS, NBC, ABC. Live commentary and reports from: Walter Cronkite, David Brinkley, Frank McGee, Steve Rowan, David Scott, Neil Armstrong, Mike Wallace, Jules Bergman and from Huston Mission Control, Paul Haney. Rendezvous techniques, First docking in history, Tomorrow's spacewalk, Status report on the wives of both astronauts, historical first docking in history, speed of Gemini, 17,500 miles an hour, Testing the Agena, Mission importance, trouble in space, termination of the flight , splashdown to occur 630 miles from Yokosuka in Japan, and 500 miles East of Okinawa. Retrorockets working well, Original flight supposed to have 71 Orbits before Thruster number 8 failed requiring a premature return to Earth. Two weeks prior to the flight Astronaut Neil Armstrong interviewed by Peter Hackes. Armstrong discusses what can go wrong on a flight and his own experiences. Splashdown of Gemini 8 scheduled for 10:12 pm Eastern Standard Time. Tracking of Gemini 8 and estimated recovery by USS Mason a destroyer. NOTE: ATA#15114A (approximately 1hr 40 minutes), not separately posted on the ATA website at this time, focuses on the return to Earth of Gemini 8 safely. Live broadcast coverage on CBS and NBC television. Details of these additional broadcasts upon request.1966-03-16, NBC, min.
Live NBC coverage of the Gemini 8 spaceflight. Frank McGee reports.
1966-03-16, CBS, 13 min.
Live CBS coverage of the Gemini 8 spaceflight. On March 16th 1966, Gemini 8, with astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott aboard, became the first spacecraft to dock with another spacecraft in orbit. It also had the first in-space life-threatening malfunction for a U.S. mission. Walter Cronkite reports.
1966-03-16, NBC, 1 min.
Live NBC coverage of the Gemini 8 Spaceflight. On March 16th 1966, Gemini 8 became the first spacecraft to dock with another spacecraft in orbit. It also had the first in-space life-threatening malfunction for a U.S. mission. Frank McGee reports.
1966-03-16, ABC, 1 min.
Live ABC coverage of the Gemini 8 spaceflight. On March 16th 1966, Gemini 8 became the first spacecraft to dock with another spacecraft in orbit. It also had the first in-space life-threatening malfunction for a U.S. mission. Jules Bergman reports.