The Race to the Moon- Gemini 6 and 7 Meet High Above Earth in 1965.doc

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The Race to the Moon- Gemini 6 and 7 Meet High Above Earth in 1965.doc

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The Race to the Moon- Gemini 6 and 7 Meet High Above Earth in 1965

The Race to the Moon: Gemini 6 and 7 Meet High Above Earth in 1965 Astronauts proved that two spaceships could meet in almost the same orbit. And they proved that humans could survive for the time needed to get to the moon and back. Part four of an eight-part series. Transcript of radio broadcast: 30 June 2009 EXPLORATIONS -- a program in Special English by the Voice of America. (MUSIC) Today, Shirley Griffith and Tony Riggs complete a report about Americas second manned space program, Gemini. Its purpose was to bring the United States closer to its goal of landing astronauts on the moon. VOICE ONE: To explore the surface of the moon, astronauts must be able to survive outside the protection of their spacecraft. So an astronaut on the flight of Gemini Four, Ed White, took that first frightening step into the unknown. For more than twenty minutes, he floated outside his spacecraft in the emptiness of space. Walter Schirra, right, and Thomas Stafford during an exercise in preparation for their launch in Gemini 6 Astronauts on the next flight, Gemini Five, suffered a number of technical problems. But they were able to survive in space for eight days. Then it was time to launch Gemini Six. Its crew would attempt a move that would be necessary for any landing on the moon. The astronauts would chase another object orbiting Earth. And they would move their spacecraft as close as possible to it. However, the target -- a satellite -- apparently exploded after it was launched. So Americas space agency, NASA, said there was no reason to send up Gemini Six. NASA decided to move ahead with the next flight, Gemini seven. VOICE TWO: Then NASA considered yet another plan. It would launch Gemini Seven. And, if everything was ready, it would launch Gemini Six a few days later. Gemini Six would chase, and get close to, Gemini Seven instead of a satellite. Astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell were the crew of Gemini Seven. They would make the longest, most difficult flight ev