1966 NASA MANNED SPACE FLIGHT QUARTERLY REPORT GEMINI VIII APOLLO SATURN IB LITTLE JOE II 19154

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Browse our products on Amazon: This informational film titled “Manned Space Flight: Quarterly Report No. 12 January, February, March 1966” was made by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) sometime in 1966. The film chronicles NASA’s work regarding the Gemini Program, specifically Gemini VIII, and Apollo spacecraft flight operations with a focus on Apollo-Saturn V, Apollo-Saturn Ib, and launch vehicle The Little Joe II. The film is split into distinct sections that chronicle the different stages that lead to the eventual launch of these spacecrafts from development, to manufacturing, to launch and recovery and how the Apollo program used knowledge from the Gemini program to advance. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) logo (0:09). Summary of manned spaceflight activities for the Gemini program 1966 (0:33). Summary of goals for the Apollo program for the year 1966 (0:39). Major objectives achieved in the first three months of 1966 (0:49). Gemini flight operations (0:58). Purpose of the Gemini VIII mission (1:04). Shot of an Agena Target Vehicle (ATV) or Gemini Agena Target Vehicle (GATV) (1:12). Launch of ATV on March 16th, 1966 from Cape Canaveral Launch complex 14 (1:32). Details regarding Atlas Booster and Agena Propulsion System (1:49). Scientists at work in the command center (1:54). Gemini 8 launch with astronauts Neil Armstrong and David R. Scott (1:59). History of first liquid-fueled rocket by Dr. Robert H. Goddard at Auburn, Massachusetts in 1926 (2:19). Summary of Gemini VIII mission accomplishments and comparison with Gemini VI/VII mission (2:33). Gemini VIII completes docking maneuver but soon encounters problems (2:58). Termination of mission occurs after critical failure of a thruster aboard Gemini 8 (3:30). US Navy destroyer USS Leonard F. Mason out for recovery mission of spacecraft and crew (3:37). Retrieval in the Pacific 500 occurs miles east of Okinawa, Japan (3:37). Goals of future Gemini mission (4:36). Apollo: Qualification and Development of spacecraft and Saturn V launch vehicle (4:51). Apollo program milestones reached at Army’s White Sands Missile Range (5:00). Apollo flight launch vehicle The Little Joe II (5:22). Lift off of Little Joe II (5:43). Escape module parachutes back to Earth (6:11). Test efforts by Grumman Aircraft (6:20). Second stage propulsion system development of Saturn V by North American Aviation (6:51). Another ground test series for development of Saturn V at the Marshall Space Flight Center (7:33). Preparations for another ground test series at Air Force Arnold Engineering Development Center Tullahoma, Tennessee (8:09). Apollo: Manufacturing of first Apollo-Saturn V (8:40). Acceptance test firings at Marshall Space Flight Center (9:02). Second stage manufacturing at North American Aviation (9:14). Third stage manufacturing at Douglas Aircraft (9:23). Component installation at instrument unit of IBM (9:30). North American Aviation manufacture of command and service modules (9:37). Apollo: Facilities - aerial view of Mississippi Test Facility (9:52) now John C. Stennis Space Center. Exterior of engineering and industrial support area (10:18). Assembled team of contractors from General Electric, Boeing, and North American (10:29). Three test stands (10:47). Aerial view of Kennedy Space Center (11:44). Interior of Vehicle Assembly Building (11:50). Launch Control Center (12:17). Operational tests of crawler transporter (12:32). Construction of launch pad A and launch pad B (12:48). Apollo - flight operations (13:38). Delivery of Apollo-Saturn V checkout vehicle to Complex 39 (13:03). First launch of Apollo-Saturn Ib at Kennedy Space Center’s Complex 34 (13:39). Apollo-Saturn Ib first stage built by Chrysler (14:03). Apollo-Saturn Ib second stage built by Douglas Aircraft (14:20). Instrument unit by IBM (14:35). Spacecraft by North American Aviation (14:53). Objectives of the first launch (15:01). Re-entry and retrieval of spacecraft in South Atlantic near Ascension Island by USS Boxer (16:22). Gemini 8 (officially Gemini VIII) was the sixth crewed spaceflight in NASA’s Gemini program. It was launched on March 16, 1966. The mission conducted the first docking of two spacecraft in orbit. Despite an incident during the mission, the crew returned to Earth safely. Little Joe II was an American rocket used from 1963 to 1966 for five uncrewed tests of the Apollo spacecraft launch escape system (LES), and to verify the performance of the command module parachute recovery system in abort mode. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit