Why Project Gemini Was NASA’s Riskiest Space Program

In this Astrum Extra exclusive, we’re digging into NASA’s most dangerous mission ever: Project Gemini. With the space race heating up, this series of 10 risky space flights - including NASA’s first spacewalk - pushed astronauts to the absolute edge. Find out how Gemini taught us to survive in space and paved the way to the Moon. ▀▀▀▀▀▀ 0:00 Project Gemini 2:48 Rocket Vibrations 7:01 Meeting in Orbit 10:52 Spacecraft Docking 14:53 NASA’s First Spacewalk 18:43 Spacesuit Failures 22:09 Fuel Cell 24:17 Astronaut Health Tests 25:33 Space Food 27:28 Reentry and Landing ▀▀▀▀▀▀ To stay on top of space news, sign up to the Astrum newsletter: https://astrumspace.kit.com A huge thanks to our Patreons who help make these videos possible. Sign-up here to support the channel: https://bit.ly/4aiJZNF Astrum Displate Posters: https://displate.com/artist/astrumspace?art=5f04759ac338b Astrum Infographic Artwork: https://electrify.art/collections/astrum Astrum Merch: https://astrum-shop.fourthwall.com/ Join us on the Astrum discord: https://discord.gg/TKw8Hpvtv8 ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Astrum Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6jPRrbq3o3dpvBb173ZTKi?si=a90d3efe3b704c83 Astrum Space: https://www.youtube.com/@astrumspace Astrum Earth: https://youtube.com/@AstrumEarth ▀▀▀▀▀▀ References: A History of Project Gemini”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/gemini “History of Manned Lunar Spacecraft”, via ntrs.nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/lunarcraft “Project Gemini Chronology”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/gemini2 “Solving the Pogo Effect”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/pogo “World’s First Space Rendezvous”, via airandspace.si.edu https://astrumspace.info/rendezvous “Spinning Out of Control: Gemini VIII”, via airandspace.si.edu https://astrumspace.info/geminiviii “Walking in Space: the First US Spacewalk”, via airandspace.si.edu https://astrumspace.info/firsteva “Gene Cernan’s Disastrous Gemini Spacewalk”, via airandspace.si.edu https://astrumspace.info/cernaneva “Apollo Food Technology”, via ntrs.nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/spacefood “Gemini Guidance Computer”, via ibm.com https://astrumspace.info/ibm_ggc ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Credits: Writer: Kiki Lawrance Video Editor: James Horsley Audio Editor: James Horsley Researcher: Shourya Shrivastava Thumbnail Designers: Peter Sheppard, Juane Dames Publishing Lead: Georgina Brenner Production Coordinator: Rose Unwin Edit Producer: Poppy Pinnock Head of Astrum: Jess Jordan Creator of Astrum: Alex McColgan With special thanks to: NASA/ESO/ESA #Astrum #Space #Gemini