Documentary about the Gemini XI mission, entirely based on historical narration, mission audio and footage. The full mission is covered, showing training, Agena launch, Titan directascent and Agena rendezvous, EVA, tether experiment, reentry and recovery.

Gemini 11 (officially Gemini XI) was the ninth crewed spaceflight mission of NASA's Project Gemini, which flew from September 12 to 15, 1966. Astronauts Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr. and Richard F. Gordon Jr. performed the first directascent (first orbit) rendezvous with an Agena Target Vehicle, docking with it 1 hour 34 minutes after launch; used the Agena rocket engine to achieve a record highapogee Earth orbit; and created a small amount of artificial gravity by spinning the two spacecraft connected by a tether. Gordon also performed two extravehicular activities for a total of 2 hours 41 minutes.
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CHAPTERS

00:00 Gemini XI Crew
02:20 Hardware Development
02:37 First Launch Attempt
03:32 Second Launch Attempt
06:11 Launch Preparation
07:29 Gemini XI Agena Launch
08:34 Titan Launch
10:22 M=1 Rendezvous and Docking
13:26 EVA by Gordon
22:28 Agena Burn to HighApogee Orbit
25:04 Agena Burn to Lower Orbit
25:40 Standup EVA
27:03 Tether Experiment
35:08 Unplanned Agena Rendezvous
35:58 ComputerControlled Retrofire and Reentry
37:15 Splashdown and Recovery
39:53 Gemini XI Mission Results
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The footage was AI upscaled (Topaz AI) on some segments, besides the usual color correction. Ambient audio was recreated based on historical elements. Sequences are shown in proper mission context as much as possible.

Historical narration (from mission commentary, NASA documentaries and progress reports, and TV and radio broadcasts sourced from LM5 and Apollo16uvc are used in an attempt to capture the feeling of the times. Language and attitudes should be seen in that context.

Research, cleanup, editing, and processing by Retro Space HD.

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