Synopsis
This color NASA film explains the June, 1965 Gemini IV mission, which was crewed by astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White. Gemini IV (aka Gemini 4) was the second crewed spaceflight in Project Gemini and it was the tenth crewed American spaceflight. Astronauts McDivitt and White circled the Earth 66 times in four days and White performed the first EVA / spacewalk by an American. The objective of the mission was to test the performance of the astronauts and capsule and to evaluate work procedures, schedules, and flight planning for an extended length of time in space. Opening: NASA logo. Ocean water with the moon above it. Astronauts prepare to the mission. On June 3, 1965, astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White are ready to go. A simulator. On top of a capsule in the sea during a test run. It is June 3, 1965 - the astronauts head for Gemini IV (:07-1:28). Title: THE FOUR DAYS OF GEMINI 4 (1:29-1:47). Map of the world. Diagram shows takeoff trajectory for the Gemini. EVA - Extra Vehicular Activity (1:48-2:54). A special EVA spacesuit. The sun visor and parts of the suit are shown and explained. Nylon, gloves. Life support pack (2:55-5:09). McDivitt and White arrive, enter an elevator and get into the spacecraft, Gemini IV. The countdown continues on. Control room. Countdown and the Gemini IV has liftoff. 10:16 Eastern time, the craft took off. It flies high in the sky (5:10-8:09). Control room. Diagram shows the orbit. Earth as seen from the craft (8:10-9:29).…
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Details
- Running time
- 27 minutes
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Gemini IV
- 1965
- NASA
- James McDivitt
- Edward White
- Stock Footage
- Periscope Film
