This 16mm NASA film is an overview of the accomplishments of 1965, with lots of satellites, Moon shots, the completion of Saturn 1 and the launch of Saturn 1B, the completion of Gemini with lots of great footage, and the Apollo 1 spacecraft in testing. Brought to you by NASA in stunning Technicolor! Enjoy!
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18 thoughts on “Space quest 1965”
  1. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars PeteOhki says:

    I remember having to make a report presentation on that large solar observatory for school. Made a cardboard model of it too.

  2. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Owen Richards says:

    I don't know if they overdubbed the sound, but the Titan booster firing up sounds like a really bad car crash. I loved the 'Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons' music at the end. I did tear up a bit on the last lines. No, we wouldn't travel to the vast regions of space, we would abandon the moon and not even think of returning for half a century. Sigh.

  3. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars JohnnyJim J says:

    I LOVE these old videos – Made in simpler times, when hopes ran high that we could fix things and solve all our problems with technology, not realizing our achievements were based on the unrecognized toil of billions and our prosperity based on the legacy of our forbears and species long gone before us while those in power are still struggling with outdated concepts coming an age when had to kill to survive…

  4. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars MrShobar says:

    The Ranger program was so bungled by JPL (the spacecraft had serious manufacturing defects) that NASA made certain that the follow-on Surveyor spacecraft was built by a commercial contractor (Hughes) and not at JPL.

  5. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars C. Goad says:

    Hi Fran. A fascinating look at some of NASA's history. Your collection is a wonderful archive. Thank you for saving it and sharing it.

  6. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars marmaly says:

    The year I was born. Hard to believe how much effort was going into space technology. Even harder to believe how little we have progressed since then.

  7. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Claus Buchholz says:

    Nice and colorful film! I was 5 then and the first spaceflight I remember was Gemini 5. I made a paper cutout of the spacecraft to hang on the wall. For 7/6, I had to make another!

  8. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Scott Thomas says:

    Of the films you have shown so far, this is my favorite…
    That near the ocean, I'd bet corrosion control is a major issue for the space center..

  9. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Kie Ludwig says:

    Hi Fran I really enjoyed the NASA videos that you've shared lately I have some interesting NASA stuff to share you but I do not know how to get it to you some photos in some history I'd like to try to get it to you via email

  10. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Scott from Baltimore says:

    Great color, and all the music left in – win!
    Also I'm halfway through and I believe all people are men in this.

  11. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars DanjaTube says:

    it's crazy how primitive some parts of the program were, and how oddly advanced other things are. to think that we landed on the moon 4 months before the internet was invented is just wild

  12. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Donald Martin says:

    Fantastic video story. those were the good old days. ever since this government has cut off funds has really gone down the crapper. thank you for sharing.

  13. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars MarvelX42 says:

    Hearing someone mispronounce Gemini that many times made me wanna go outside catch a squirrel and choke it to death…..

  14. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Bob Airhart says:

    Fran,I know what is up anymore but you somehow, need to get back to ELECTRONICS and building new projects as that is what made me "dig" you in the first place!!!

  15. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars R Reese says:

    Thanks for the great video, Fran. It shows when NASA was less risk-adverse back in the day than it is now. Thanks Again. 🙂

  16. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Dingoart says:

    That announcer seems to have trouble pronouncing several common names. "Gal-a-Leo"! Are you kidding me. SLAP! "Gem-in-knee" SLAP

  17. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Arailt says:

    Fran doing us a real public service with these videos.

    Fran really deserves some other awards & titles, being a senior member of IEEE is not enough. Someone give this lady a congressional gold medal & presidential medal of freedom for a career of service to revolutionizing the music industry with groovy pedals & STEM communication.

  18. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Kregger says:

    Did anybody count how many times he said Gemini? Because that's how many times my eye twitched. 😛
    Thanks for another great film, Fran. <3

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