Some well-choreographed NASA science fiction from the ’60s

Simulation of Gemini’s Reentry to Earth

Dr. John Reizer

The video above shows the original live CBS telecast of NASA’s Gemini space capsule re-entering Earth’s atmosphere and eventual splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean off the Florida coast.

This video, in my opinion, is an excellent piece of scripted science fiction drama. It had everything going for it, including suspenseful studio simulation shots, intentionally placed periods of satellite interference interwoven into the live feed, and real-time accurate tracking of the space capsule traveling thousands of miles per hour through the vacuum of space during communication blackout periods.

We’re continually reminded that Gemini’s onboard rudimentary computers always kept the spacecraft on course, and everything occurred with precision and accuracy. 1960s computers did all of this precision calculating? Really?

We are supposed to believe that a heat shield made of top-secret synthetic materials was painted on or affixed to the bottom of a tin can and that the Gemini space capsule made it safely through the Earth’s atmosphere without disintegrating into a pile of ashes.

A Meteor Burns up over Earth?

Does this look like a cartoon to anyone else?

This is the same atmosphere that allegedly turns rock-solid space rocks hurtling toward Earth into dust.

It’s interesting to note how the picture interference in the video is sometimes present in the studio transmission as well as the shots coming from the ocean on the aircraft carrier ship. Remember, the boat was only off the coast of Florida, not halfway around the world.

The studio transmissions to the American audience were originating in the same building as the newspeople delivering commentary. Why was there any video interference in these studio transmissions?

If the technology had difficulty providing a clear signal to a television audience at that close distance, how did NASA and the television network maintain radio communications with the astronauts in outer space?

If radio signals can’t reach the spacecraft while the capsule is re-entering the atmosphere, how is it possible they can pass through the same blackout area and reach the astronauts when they are above that critical altitude?

The more one examines the historical records of space travel, the more evident it becomes how gullible the public has been. The idea of space travel is ridiculous. How can anyone capable of critical thought embrace or believe these narratives?


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