Classic NASA Film - Gemini 9

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1. The music itself sucks, but I find it really fitting the video. Well, Gemini 9 was full of flops and setbacks. From the 'angry aligator' - shroud of the target vehicle still partially in it's place, impossibility of docking, to the lousy preparation for the EVA, which damn nearly killed pilot Gene Cernan. Clip's music is so hopeless, that strangely, it fits.
2. very nice !
3. @El135o Awesomeness!
4. @Purpleplanetar17 Correct. A real understanding of what radiation is shows that they are not the 'impassible force' conspiracy theorists believe. Mainly high-energy electrons, trapped in far toroidal bands. The density is not enough to 'kill instantly' the exposure just needs to be kept low. A small amount of shielding can do this,by conducting them away/absorbing. Though, because the capsule is not very dense, it also helps lower the bremsstrahlung (more harmful x-rays and gamma) produced.
5. It really does look like an angry alligator! Slightly disappointed that I couldn't hear the astronauts talking about it but nice to see anyway.
6. all because someone didn't follow the written instructions when the usual Douglas guy went home to his pregnant wife.
7. ok, i will have a look at that when i got some spare time. i'll go in with a open mind, but not so open that my brain falls out, which is a fate that seems to become most conspiracy theorists. i'm telling you know though, i wont give it 5 minutes unless i start to see some hard EVIDENCE, not OPINION. i will report back.
8. wrong. why not ask a radiologist rather than some crackpot on a blog. i prefer to get my informatiom from reliable sources rather paranoid freaks. LOL rush limbaugh forum. LMFAO. you wont get much ion the way of rational discussion on there!
9. 'Dance of the Reed Flutes' fits the movement of this video far better then the the music in place, in my opinion.
10. Traveling at around 25,000 mph, the astronauts would have made it through the radiation in about an hour, receiving 1/25 of the radiation that is considered dangerous. It's not like in the movies that if you're exposed to to radiation for 1 nanosecond you'll fry up. I'm not telling you if moon landings were real or not, I am giving you answers to your theories, and please don't get theories from blogs.
11. didnt u see mythbusters? they featured something about your lil fake apollo scheme. check it out mate :)