Near Disaster But Gemini 8 Crew Land Safely (1966)

United States of America (USA). Aerial shots and shots from destroyer “Leonard Mason“ of the space capsule with astronauts David Scott and Neil Armstrong seated still in the capsule with the doors open. MS. The two astronauts climb aboard destroyer. MS. The capsule being loaded aboard the destroyer. MS. The Leonard Mason’s captain presents the two astronauts with small presents on their arrival. LS. Boeing 727 taxiing in. MS. Sign ’Welcome back Neil and Dave’. Various shots of the two astronauts arrival back at Cape Kennedy. Shots of the Agena rocket in flight, actual film taken from the Gemini 8. A complicated procedure of docking in space with the Agena is seen and then there is a lot of flashing which could be when the space capsule started to toll and was forced to land. (F.G.) Date found in the old record - 15/03/1966. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES.