General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. PROJECT quot;GEMINI GT-3quot;

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General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. PROJECT quot;GEMINI GT-3quot;

1965

1) MS Looking out over heads of a large crowd; C-1A parked in mid-BG. G2) MCU Official car parked next to C-1A; spectators in FG.3) CU PAN Car driving off. G to F4) MS Car driving off with Astronauts VIRGIL GRISSOM and JOHN YOUNG; car passes around far side of the Air Force band. G5) MS Air Force band playing next to aircraft.6) CU Air Force band playing; PAN to band director. G7) CU Civilian photographers, some with still, some with movie cameras; C-1A moves to parking area in BG. G8) MS Looking towards cookpit of C-1A. G9) MS C-1A; photographers and officials move to side of aircraft.10) MS C-1A in parking area; officials moving around to aircraft. G11) MS Officials standing next to aircraft.12) MCU Photographers crowding around shooting movies and stills of GRISSOM and YOUNG.13) MS PAN Officials walking up towards front of aircraft, shaking hands with the Astronauts.14) MCU VIRGIL GRISSOM.15) MCU Many photographers crowding around the Astronauts.16) MS Photographers and VIP"s crowding around Astronauts; PAN to the two Astronauts stepping up to the group of mikes; C-1A in BG; GRISSOM speaks into mike.17) CU YOUNG stepping up to mikes and saying a couple of words; PAN as GRISSOM and YOUNG shake hands with various officials.18) MS Official car parked next to aircraft.19) CU Car pulling away with Astronauts aboard.20) MS Police car following behind; C-1A in BG. G21) MS Air Force band playing for the event; PAN, to C-1A in BG.22) CU Civilian photographers.23) CU Pilot and co-pilot of C-1A being interviewed.24) HA MS Gemini GT-3 capsule on deck of USS INTREPID (CVS-11); doors of capsule are open; officials are inside capsule checking it over; other civilians off to right jotting down hotes (SV). G25) HA MLS Overlooking Gemini capsule on deck-edge elevator being checked over by civilian officials. G26) HA CU Two civilians inside capsule picking up various objects, looking them over (SV). G27) HA CU Top of capsule, with two NASA personnel in capsule; two men are removing various objects from capsule. Ex.28) HA MS Capsule, with workstands around it. F29) HA MCU Two NASA personnel in capsule. G30) HA MCU Civilian and a man in flight suit standing on workstand next to capsule. F31) HA CU Two NASA officials standing next to open door of capsule on deck-edge elevator. G32) HA MCU Man in capsule handing another man outside capsule some plastic bags taken from interior of capsule. G33) HA CU Man in flight suit and civilian standing on workstand looking down over capsule. G to F34) HA CU CPO and a LTJG on deck talking with a civilian. F35) HA CU Looking down over capsule with NASA personnel inside capsule.36) HA CU Nose, or small end of capsule, in cradle; men off to right working around the small section. G to F37) HA MCU Two men in capsule working with various items. G to F38) HA CU Three NASA civilians standing at small end of capsule. F39) CU Larger end, or heat shield end of capsule, very white from extreme heat it had passed thru on its re-entry.40) MS Man standing up on cradle watering down the capsule.41) MS Man using a water hose spraying down the capsule in cradle. (SV)42) CU Man spraying down the heat shield with water, then moving around to far side.43) CU Man spraying water underneath the capsule.44) MS Man walking around the side of capsule with hose; hose is turned off and man leaves scene. G45) MS Capsule on deck-edge elevator in cradle; civilian and one officer walking past capsule. G46) GU Ship"s officer chatting with a civilian and a photographer.47) MS Capsule in cradle; tractor backs out of hangar onto deck-edge elevator; several military and civilians around capsule; tractor backs to far side of capsule to hook on to pull capsule into hangar bay; hook-up is made and tractor pulls the capsule on cradle.48) MS Tractor approaching shady area of hangar bay, pulling capsule on cradle; PAN with capsule entering hangar bay. G49) MS Officers and men looking on at the capsule inside hangar bay. G

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