Synopsis
This 1963 color documentary film about Cape Canaveral launches was produced by the Air Force Missile Test Center. It begins with the sound and sight of rocket nozzles (:08). In July 1950, “Bumper”, a captured German V2 with an Army-developed second stage, is launched (:55- 1:10 ). A bird’s eye view of the proving ground launch pads is shown ( 1:15 - 1:30 ). A Titan II launches but destructs ( 1:32 - 2:10 ). Another Titan II is successfully launched ( 2:11 - 2:26 ). Long range cameras record the…
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- 26 minutes