How Neil Armstrong Saved the Gemini 8 Spacecraft

[@nickpaine]

I had forgotten about this incident. Armstrong earned the honor of being first to walk on the moon. His ejection from a malfunctioning lunar lander while practicing for the moon landing here on earth was by a hair's breath too. Nerves of steel, that man. A true hero

[@santrollencio3601]

Those spacecrafts had to be very strong to support the massive weight of those guys’ balls, those guys risked their lives in the name of mankind. Armstrong’s “small step” on the moon meant that human beings are capable of doing anything in the name of science and exploration.

[@dogsoldier8187]

Steely eyed missile man is the proper term

[@takashitamagawa5881]

Add to that the fact that he'd flown the quixotic X-15 rocket plane and was a test pilot who had handled reaction control thrusters before he went into space. Finally he set Apollo 11 Eagle down on the Moon by improvisation after the computer started directing it into a boulder field. Super pilot he was.

[@prodjspecialists]

I met Neil Armstrong in 2010 - two years before he died. I can attest that he was, in real life, as cool and intelligent as he is portrayed as. Still sharp as a tack at 80. A true legend of our era.

[@SiouxCityWeather]

Oh no Neil Armstrong died? What happened? 😥

[@RonixViva]

@@SiouxCityWeather Man. Back in 2012. Complications from heart surgery. He was 82.

[@SiouxCityWeather]

@@RonixViva aw that's sad

[@usmanmajid1033]

@@RonixVivaupsetting 😢😢😢

[@MrDoneboy]

I only met John Young, and Gene Cernan in Clear Lake, Texas. I wanted to meet Gus Grissom, and Neil! But would still like to meet Buzz, Lovell, and Borman, etc.

[@tobetrayafriend]

INTENSE! Easy to vastly underestimate the nerve, sangfroid, composure, skills and balls required here, tumbling over multiple axis in freakin orbit. It's clear why the early astronaut cohort were ex-military test pilots. They needed to be utterly cool under the most ridiculous pressure imaginable.

[@MrSuzuki1187]

The problem was that McDonnel engineers only used one relay to control whether a thruster was on or off, and that relay stuck in the on position causing the Gemini to spin. After this episode, they installed 2 relays, on on the power lead, and one on the grounding lead. Both would have to fail closed at the same time for this emergency to happen again, a very unlikely scenario. We had the same problem on airplane stabilizer trim systems. Back in about 1969, a Beech 99 commuter airliner dove straight into the ground from about 9,000 feet due to a single relay used to move the stabilizer up or down. One of the pilots activated nose down trim and, like what happened on Gemini 8, the single relay welded closed creating a runaway trim and the airplane to dive into the ground. After that, all airplanes with a movable stabilizer had to have two independent switches and two relays to move the stabilizer. NASA cured it in the same way using 2 relays and 2 separate switches to activate the thrusters.

[@pedrodiaz5540]

Two of the very best astronauts ever to go on a mission, Armstrong and Scott the very right stuff

[@cavekritter1]

The man could land a washing machine!! True legend

[@the0whilest0man]

I was watching the scene in first man where this happens and wanted to see the details, this video explained it perfectly!!

[@sdcrilly]

Yikes!! That was a very close call. I remember watching coverage about this when I was a kid and what an emergency it was.

[@baishihua]

This guy is the real deal, ejected from a lunar lander when testing it on Earth, stabilised Gemini 8, landed the moon with that error code and with barely any fuel left, all required mind of steel.

[@FahrvergnugenTaglich]

I'm here b/c I was just in the middle of watching Epic History's channel about Apollo Program. The second part mentioned Armstrong's ability to stay calm under enormous pressure.

[@philipbradford6506]

Great job Neil!

[@SexyFace]

never trust an edited comment

[@ALEXANjunior]

Every now and then humanity gives birth to a being that is capable to make things happen.

[@TGiannini007]

Neil was the MAN. There is no doubt. He saved other missions including flight tests of supersonic aircraft, landing on the Moon with seconds of fuel left and barely surviving a test flight of a lunar module on earth. A true solid American.

[@Anmeteor9663]

IMO NA is the greatest spaceship pilot so far. Inspiation for all who stand upon his shoulders

[@arricammarques1955]

This sequence in First Man was incredible to witness.

[@GregoryTheGr8ster]

You can't just pull over to the side of the road and look under the hood when you are in space and something goes wrong. That's scary!

[@alexanderalvarado9675]

This mission is covered in the movie that came out starting Ryan Gosling. "First Man". Excellent movie, highly recommended.

[@XRP1968]

Great to learn - never heard of this.

[@southtexasprepper1837]

Neil Armstrong perhaps not only saved single-handedly saved himself, David Scott, but even the American Space Program. There's no telling what would've happened if both Neil Armstrong and David Scott would've been lost. Astronaut Neil Armstrong showed not only coolness under pressure, but enormous skill in rescuing the Gemini 8 Space Mission.

[@SreckoTodorovic]

Neil really deserved honor to be first man on Moon. Wink at the Moon ;)

[@vojtasjedyny]

It's nicely showed in 'First Man' movie.

[@jacqudace]

RIP Bill Anders

[@scobieio9303]

Boys got skills. He should go to the moon.

[@jacko4932]

ik

[@nou7527]

yes he will

[@deltaoscaruniform1316]

Kerbal Space Program Players: Amateurs...

[@regentwaynekerr]

*rocket explosion intensifies*

[@cawfeecatt1553]

thats really cool that he can just turn on the main thruster if he so chooses

[@untitledname8773]

unlike school

[@bboi1489]

He didn't. Ground control allowed him what you on?

[@Trojan0304]

Neil had the Right Stuff

[@narajuna]

Dam thought All were so smart, no forsight on that one :( Incredible they keep clear head till end.

[@petraliverani1247]

"A lot of unexpected things happen and usually they're not the ones you practice."

[@narajuna]

not that many with APOLLO, smooth ride all the way, had a boulder field and broken switch :)

[@ed9121]

Interviewee at NASA: I graduated with honors in physics and have a Masters in orbital mechanics from M.I.T. Interviewer: So what kind of cigar do you smoke?

[@Ryan-mq2mi]

So gnarly. Can anyone help explain why they would get dizzy or possibly black out? If they’re in zero G, as long as they’re not looking out a window or something, should they even though they’re spinning?

[@allgood6760]

Thanks for this 👍

[@d00mch1ld]

Rookies….? Is that the best description of these 2 men in these stages of their career?

[@codymoe4986]

Ehh, it was both astronauts first space flight...how else would you describe it?? Experienced veterans??? Rookie is the absolute appropriate term to describe them...

[@MrDoneboy]

Neil was the survival king, of flight!

[@arthurblains8344]

-they spin me right round baby right round

[@RobertOrgRobert]

Neil Armstrong was the rock on the Moon

[@captainhindsight8779]

A true great American

[@andyOsalek]

Cool story, works your imagination the way it was intended creating emotional attachment blinding people from the truth dangling right before their eyes

[@bincyjamessebastian9151]

Niel Armstrong is a historical person

[@bingeltube]

Unfortunately, this video is too short. It does not really explain or show how Armstrong saved the day!

[@mikel2283]

Agreed. They all do that.

[@bingeltube]

@@mikel2283 who is "they"?

[@mikel2283]

@@bingeltube "they" is every documentary I have watched in the last 35 years.

[@brianarbenz1329]

Interestingly, Gemini 8 was also the only Gemini mission whose crew members both would walk on the moon. Dave Scott commanded Apollo 15, two years after Neil became the first person to walk on the moon on Apollo 11.

[@brianarbenz1329]

"We've got serious problems here," would have become the "Houston, we've had a problem" of NASA lore, except that the Gemini 8 crisis was resolved within 6 minutes of re-gaining radio contact, which was sooner than the TV networks could even get on the air about it.

[@tifluvsu80]

Armstrong is a hero

[@dewishesso2305]

Yeah ... A hero in zero gravity

[@dewishesso2305]

I never witnessed the Apolo programme in my life as I wasn't born yet but that's alright cos I prefer HD TV and it wasn't available then.

[@kmarch6630]

He didn't exactly save it by himself. It was in agreement he would do what he did. There really was no choice.

[@hanishkumarrajendran1733]

God job god bless america

[@Mr.BondJamesBond]

When did they find the time to put their Ray-Bans on?

[@mizuno291]

Why does Chuck Yeager in his book say that Dave Scott took over and saved them? I know he disliked Neil, but who is right?

[@tod4y]

2:19 Is that Jim Lovell?

[@mazdaman0075]

Yup, Jim Lovell (L) and Bill Anders (R) who flew together on Apollo 8 along with Frank Borman.

[@SPak-rt2gb]

Whatever Neil sat in was an event.

[@lteht6919]

Gravatron from Space

[@johnedwards2119]

These were not "rookies."

[@hansolo631]

Who wasn't a rookie of space flight in the 50's and 60's? Vulcans?

[@codymoe4986]

It was either man's first flight into space...aka, rookies. Not that difficult...

[@FbIagent42]

Gemini 8 March 16,1966

[@pixartwedding1372]

adicted this chanel

[@skpjoecoursegold366]

practice makes better.

[@HLLTAF]

I swear I heard this guys voice in a fallout game...

[@nickyl9040]

What Armstrong did would be impossible in a Space X capsule

[@combinationova]

I mean no it wouldnt be impossible for a couple of reasons mainly how there are controls but sure

[@nickyl9040]

@@combinationova "Aware that the problem was with his own spacecraft, Armstrong had little choice but to use Gemini VIII’s 16 re-entry thrusters to steady them. This was easier said than done … for the re-entry controls were in a particularly awkward position, directly above his head, and, worse, they were on a panel with around a dozen toggles. “With our vision beginning to blur,” wrote Scott, “locating the right switch was not simple.” Fortunately, months of repetitive training had allowed the astronauts to know each switch, intuitively, but Scott was amazed at Armstrong’s flying skill as he reached for the toggle and grappled with the spacecraft’s hand controller, at the same time. Eventually, the effort succeeded, albeit at the expense of 75 percent of Gemini VIII’s propellant. Mission rules decreed that, once the re-entry controls had been activated, the flight was aborted. Ten hours into a planned three-day mission, Armstrong and Scott were on their way home "

[@combinationova]

@@nickyl9040 the spacex capsule uses liquid fuel abort thrusters so if something were to go wrong you could get some emergency delta V from that or from the second stage. Both options would be possible through the flight controls in the capsule

[@abstractthoughts5389]

Hmm

[@kuldeepsengar2215]

Are bhaisaab

[@giorgiolazara3367]

Il primo autotreno dello spazio. I guidatori ? 2

[@JohnnieWalkerGreen]

(0:18) It is Gemi-NEE, not Gemi-EYE!

[@mehboobkm2018]

Says who?

[@oscarin13]

Both pronunciations are fine.

[@dewishesso2305]

Hah! It's GEMINI

[@giorgiolazara3367]

Il secondo autista, ha dimostrato di salvare la missione …

[@bidjiku]

Gosling i mean armstrong did well

[@jude999]

Why does the narrator sound like he is going to have a nervous break down?

[@putnamehere3803]

Neil a. Put it backwards Alien Coincidence i think not!!!

[@HaydenRussel]

Do a 5 minute to retrograde checklist!!!

[@nasaman5440]

Neil: Kerbals: First time?

[@RyZeReviews]

Spell Neil A backwards 👽 Alien

[@KPL400]

.toidi na er'uoY

[@kentholdett9658]

Why does the animation show the spacecraft orbiting east to west? Come on Smithsonian, get real

[@mulapemula1218]

Hoax 🤣🤣🤣

[@mrozzbak142]

First Y

[@philipbradford6506]

H_knight GaMinG Your Actually the first one

[@mrozzbak142]

Midgetier I know Lol

[@kmarch6630]

You're the third one to say that.

[@Scrippy1]

Fist like/ first comment

[@kmarch6630]

You're the fourth one to say that.

[@EveryThing-no6oh]

1st

[@kmarch6630]

You're the third one to say that.

[@kuldeepsengar2215]

1st

[@kmarch6630]

You're the third one to say that.