Amazing how reporters once brought knowledge and expertise to these subjects, as in the explanation of the launch window at 1:01:36. Real reporters, like Cronkite, did not talk down to the audience; rather, they brought them up to a new level of knowledge, These were the kinds of things that excited me as a young boy. Today, I have worked at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor's Complex for 33 years, briefing the public on processing and flight operations. Hopefully, I have brought that same level of knowledge and excitement to the people I have talked to over the years.
@@lunarmodule5 Yeah, and on most models of TVs in those days, they used to put the horizontal button on the BACK of the TV, LOL! So somehow you had to try and watch the screen while reaching all the way behind a big, fat CRT TV. You had to have long arms in order to adjust your set. Young people don't know the hardships we had to endure in the "good ol' days".
Great coverage. The crew ingress activities were really interesting. I'm pretty sure we can hear Pad Leader Guenter Wendt speaking at 05:49. He's the guy in the coat with 'McDonnell' on the back, wearing a bow-tie, glasses and a headset. A class act. Thanks LM5.
Thank you for another amazing upload! Watching all those events, big and small, failures and successes, makes it so much more emotional, almost like watching it live :)
I really miss the voice of Jack King. Today's voice of launch control for Nasa & SpaceX are terribly lacking when it comes to the professional voice of Jack King.
The 3-D computer-generated display of the earth & orbital paths just after the 1 hr mark are STATE-OF-THE ART technology for 1966. VERY EXPENSIVE tool that CBS was given access to via NASA. You typically don't even see that level of explanation in today's broadcasts, which is a damned shame.
Thanks, LM5 - more great Tiffany network coverage sandwiched between what appears to be live NASA feed 28:37 start network coverage @ 9:00AM EDT (~40 min prior to launch) "--- Selective Coverage Of..." updated graphic to show ADTA instead of GATV. still has Cernan in AMU (never got to use it) nice model of the ADTA and shroud 41:50 great toothbrush ad! I had one of those 53:06 nice to see Ed White, "no major problems at all [with EVA]" Gene would be to differ! walking =/ working 1:01:30 IBM again with the cool graphics full credits at end
Buzz, in an interview, would go on to say that the failures were done by navy men and the two successful ones by Air Force men....conveniently missing out Michael Collins' name.
What's interesting to me is that at this time they show you all the White Room activities, but the MCC is still off limits to TV cameras. Later on, by the time of Apollo, it was just the opposite. You never saw the White Room, but saw hours of the MCC. The Gemini-Titan combination is what should have become the workhorse of the US space program, after Apollo, instead of the Space Shuttle, much like the Russians did with Soyuz. An upgraded version, of course, with an escape tower, and more space inside. They could still be using an upgraded version of the Gemini spacecraft today. It was a proven, no-frills vehicle that did what was needed-it got you to orbit. It was even possible to use it on high orbit missions, or even circumlunar missions, when hooked up with something like the Agena. The Space Shuttle, as beautiful a machine as it was, was an expensive boondoggle and a long term disaster for the US Space Program, beyond the two disasters that killed astronauts. It was the result of NASA not having a clear mission after the moon landings, of having money to spend and not knowing what to spend it on. So they came up with the Shuttle. Better they should have gone more in the direction of Skylab and using the disposable Gemini spacecraft to "shuttle" astronauts back & forth.
The computer simulation of the target orbit and Gemini orbit with the Earth depicted was amazing for 1966!! I’ve never seen that before! Cheers!
Crazy to think that only 3 years later, they successfully landed on the moon.
Woo! A LM5 video almost every night! This is absolutely incredible!
Ty Evan
I love to watch these on the television and pretend that I'm back then watching them live. Thank you so much for posting them!!
Welcome ysobel
I agree , it makes me feel like the 9 year old I was when first watching it
I cant wait to watch this tonight. The weekend just got a bit better.
Have fun
Amazing how reporters once brought knowledge and expertise to these subjects, as in the explanation of the launch window at 1:01:36. Real reporters, like Cronkite, did not talk down to the audience; rather, they brought them up to a new level of knowledge, These were the kinds of things that excited me as a young boy. Today, I have worked at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor's Complex for 33 years, briefing the public on processing and flight operations. Hopefully, I have brought that same level of knowledge and excitement to the people I have talked to over the years.
Great comment Thomas...if i ever get to KSC I will make sure you know so I can get that sort of expert experience from you too. Regards LM5
@@lunarmodule5 It would be my honor.
The horizontal sync flutter takes me back to the good old dayz: "The TV horizontal is rolling again... I got up last time to fix it - your turn!"
Those were the days
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Yeah, and on most models of TVs in those days, they used to put the horizontal button on the BACK of the TV, LOL! So somehow you had to try and watch the screen while reaching all the way behind a big, fat CRT TV. You had to have long arms in order to adjust your set. Young people don't know the hardships we had to endure in the "good ol' days".
@@RRaquello yeah we had so much more to do when watching tv in those days...we were almost engineers
That Mazola ad took me to another world. Thank you my friend.
If only Mazola knew that back in the day!
Cernan is lucky he got back inside on this mission.
Really excellent footage
RIP ed White my 11 of 12 favorite astronaut and RIP eugene cernan my 6 of 12 favorite astronaut RIP again
Thanks DSR
Great coverage. The crew ingress activities were really interesting. I'm pretty sure we can hear Pad Leader Guenter Wendt speaking at 05:49. He's the guy in the coat with 'McDonnell' on the back, wearing a bow-tie, glasses and a headset. A class act. Thanks LM5.
Thanks for the comments gort
Amazing. I always wondered how these launches' coverage was done, how would it feel to be alive in those times. Thank you for this.
Welcome
Thank you for another amazing upload!
Watching all those events, big and small, failures and successes, makes it so much more emotional, almost like watching it live :)
Thanks for the good words Blister
Great stuff! Wish there were more of these preserved.
Have a few more to go
I really miss the voice of Jack King. Today's voice of launch control for Nasa & SpaceX are terribly lacking when it comes to the professional voice of Jack King.
I agree, these new ones lack the gravitas of the Apollo, Gemini and Mercury launches.
I remember watching this live...
The 3-D computer-generated display of the earth & orbital paths just after the 1 hr mark are STATE-OF-THE ART technology for 1966. VERY EXPENSIVE tool that CBS was given access to via NASA. You typically don't even see that level of explanation in today's broadcasts, which is a damned shame.
Agree
Classic TV stations should use your layout. The aspect ratio is original and they can sell the sidebar as ad space.
Thanks, LM5 - more great Tiffany network coverage sandwiched between what appears to be live NASA feed
28:37 start network coverage @ 9:00AM EDT (~40 min prior to launch) "--- Selective Coverage Of..."
updated graphic to show ADTA instead of GATV. still has Cernan in AMU (never got to use it)
nice model of the ADTA and shroud
41:50 great toothbrush ad! I had one of those
53:06 nice to see Ed White, "no major problems at all [with EVA]" Gene would be to differ! walking =/ working
1:01:30 IBM again with the cool graphics
full credits at end
Thanks again Thomas!
Another fine presentation by the great LM5!
Many thanks!
Ed White: " I don't see any major problems at all (with EVA'S)"
Followed by 3 EVA mission failures.
Buzz Aldrin: "Hold my beer"
LOL
Buzz, in an interview, would go on to say that the failures were done by navy men and the two successful ones by Air Force men....conveniently missing out Michael Collins' name.
I’m very grateful to lunarmodule5 for posting these once thought lost videos. God bless.
The Titan 2 always reminded me of a Crayola crayon.
What's interesting to me is that at this time they show you all the White Room activities, but the MCC is still off limits to TV cameras. Later on, by the time of Apollo, it was just the opposite. You never saw the White Room, but saw hours of the MCC.
The Gemini-Titan combination is what should have become the workhorse of the US space program, after Apollo, instead of the Space Shuttle, much like the Russians did with Soyuz. An upgraded version, of course, with an escape tower, and more space inside. They could still be using an upgraded version of the Gemini spacecraft today. It was a proven, no-frills vehicle that did what was needed-it got you to orbit. It was even possible to use it on high orbit missions, or even circumlunar missions, when hooked up with something like the Agena. The Space Shuttle, as beautiful a machine as it was, was an expensive boondoggle and a long term disaster for the US Space Program, beyond the two disasters that killed astronauts. It was the result of NASA not having a clear mission after the moon landings, of having money to spend and not knowing what to spend it on. So they came up with the Shuttle. Better they should have gone more in the direction of Skylab and using the disposable Gemini spacecraft to "shuttle" astronauts back & forth.
Esto es oro puro.
Gracias José aprecia el comentario - disculpa mi pobre traducción al español
@@lunarmodule5 congratulations!!!!
Thanks for posting these marvelous gems!!! A real break from the current election coverage, indeed!!! :) :) :)
What election? Lol
@@lunarmodule5 LOL!!! :) :) :)
WooHoo!!! Sorry I'm Starting this late. I have some catching up to do...
Lol try and keep up
Lol same.
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Dallas Townsend has a remarkable resemblance to Walter Cronkite.
That toothbrush guy was the AuthoriTAY.
Un amico un vecchio amico....ammirator e dei grandi progetti USA Gemini Apollo Space Shuttle Mercury Skylab ora ........il sogno e finito.
1:03:35 Here we see scientific proof that worldwide as in "World Series", "Best in the wordl" etc. "really just means USA. Case closed.
LOL ya think they got enough guys to do the ingress?
Lol yeah does seem to be a lot of them!