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Project Gemini - A Bold Leap Forward - 3 DVD Set - $44.98
 Sometimes overlooked, Project Gemini was the crucible of America's space experience. Originally conceived as the "Mercury Mark II" program, the need to master rendezvous, EVA and long duration missions transformed Gemini into a bold new program... a complex project providing the seasoning in men and machines that led to success in Apollo. This 3-disc set includes all the onboard Gemini motion picture footage, as well as unique footage of the development of the Gemini spacecraft and Titan II launch vehicle. Rare reels include a unique glimpse into the cockpit as a suited crewmember tests his ability to reach and view each control in the spacecraft. You'll see stacking operations of a Gemini-Titan, and see multi-angle coverage of every Gemini launch. Never before has such a compehensive visual history of Project Gemini been assembled. - Original Project Gemeini documentary written by Andrew Chaikin, author of "A Man on the Moon" PROJECT GEMINI: A BOLD LEAP FORWARD From conception as the Mercury Mark II program through development and 12 successful flights, Project Gemini occupies a pivotal place in America's space history. For two years in the mid 1960s, 10 teams of astronauts not only went into space, but learned to live and work there. Through this original one-hour program you'll come to know the challenges met by Gemini, the triumph of the achievement, and the hardship of the danger. Project Gemini was produced and edited by Mark Gray, written by Andrew Chaikin, and narrated by John Willyard. BONUS MATERIALS Gemini Control Panel - Subject testing of the functionality of the Gemini spacecraft interior. Complete inventory of spacecraft controls and displays. Spacecraft Development - Various footage detailing the development and construction of the Gemini spacecraft. Titan ICBM - Titan II launches, including onboard camera of stage separation. Titan Stacking - Pad operations for project Gemini at Pad 19. Desert Survival Training - Astronaut desert survival training from the Gemini era. Gus and Wally - Instrumental figures in project Gemini, this footage is from a rogallo wing flying session with Gus Grissom, and a parasailing session with Wally Schirra. DISC 1 Project Gemini: A Bold Leap Forward Disc Set Acknowledgments Thanks to Andrew Chaikin and Kipp Teague for their continuing support. Thanks to Benny Cheney at Johnson Space Center, Houston, Ben Grillot at The Cutting Corp, Tim and Bonnie at Bono Film and Video, Arlington, VA, and Jon Aldridge at VTI, Houston. Chapter Stops Program - Project Gemini Chapter 1 - Building the Bridge ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DISC 2 - GT-1 THROUGH GEMINI VII Gemini was an experimental program, and was heavily documented both on the ground and in flight. From preparation to recovery, an extensive film record exists covering the Gemini achievements in detail. For onboard photography, Gemini missions typically carried two 16mm cameras. The cameras ran at 6 frames per second, and film was contained in 113-foot magazines. As the flights progressed, more and more film was carried, resulting in relatively little film being exposed on the early missions and a great deal being used on the later missions. Some of the best Earth-orbital photography ever taken from space comes from the Gemini program and helped lead to advance our early understanding of remote sensing from orbit. The Gemini ground film and onboards contained on disc 2 and 3 are arranged by mission. Audio is from various sources, including commentary from press briefings and air to ground audio. Some portions are silent. Some onboard magazines have a frame "bounce" which has been corrected where possible. Film speed has been adjusted to real time during activities, such as EVA and docking. UNMANNED MISSIONS GT-I April 8, 1964 GT-II January 19, 1965 PROJECT GEMINI - MANNED MISSIONS - GEMINI III THROUGH GEMINI VII Gemini III March 23, 1965 Gemini IV June 3, 1965 Gemini V August 21, 1965 Gemini VII December 4, 1965 Gemini VI-A December 15, 1965 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DISC 3 - GEMINI VIII THROUGH GEMINI XII With the completion of the combined Gemini VI-A and Gemini VII missions, most of the major goals of the program had been achieved. EVA had been performed, rendezvous have been proven viable, and long duration space flights has been shown to be feasible. These capabilities would be expanded over the last 5 flights of the program, and new challenges would be discovered and overcome. Gemini VIII conducted a rendezvous with its agena target vehicle and the first successful docking in space. Shortly after docking, however, one of the Gemini spacecraft's maneuvering thrusters began an uncontrolled firing, placing the craft in a spin. The crew of Neil Armstrong and Dave Scott brought Gemini VIII down in an emergency landing in the Pacific. On Gemini IX astronaut Gene Cernan found that walking in space is one thing, but working in space is quite another. After finding the space environment a very difficult work place, he overloaded the capability of his suit and fogged his visor. If man was to work in space, he must find new methods of working there. Gemini X and XI worked to perfect rendezvous, docking and EVA techniques, but the difficulty of working in space did not begin to be solved until Gemini XII, when carefully crafted procedures and actions allowed astronaut Buzz Aldrin to conduct measured work outside the spacecraft. The Gemini missions gave NASA extraordinary experience in working and living in space, and created a solid bridge to the voyages to come on Project Apollo. PROJECT GEMINI - MANNED MISSIONS - GEMINI VIII THROUGH GEMINI XII Gemini VIII March 16, 1966 Gemini IX June 3, 1966 Gemini X July 18, 1966 Gemini XI September 12, 1966 Gemini XII November 11, 1966
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