Synopsis
This color film “Highlights 1970” was produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. It opens with NASA photos of the March 7, 1970 total solar eclipse (:35-:52). Two types of weather satellites were already transmitting data 1970: the TIROS Operational Satellite and the Nimbus (:53- 1:15 ). In aeronautics, NASA continued researching wake turbulence using a C-47 and smoke from the tower, with footage shown of these otherwise invisible air patterns ( 1:16 - 1:30 ). An Earth Resources Aircraft took high-altitude photos of Peru’s May 31, 1970 devastating earthquake ( 1:31 - 1:43 ). It also took temperature and color measurements over Oregon’s tuna fishing areas to assist local fishermen ( 1:44 - 1:54 ). The Apollo 13 lunar landing mission was aborted due to difficulties but astronauts James Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise safely returned to earth on April 17, 1970 ( 1:55 - 2:10 ). On September 30, 1970, the last of the Saturn 5 moon rockets were test-fired ( 2:11 - 2:22 ). Four college students spent 90 days in a Space Station Simulator with no ill effects ( 2:23 - 2:42 ). In October, Soviet cosmonauts visit the U.S., and the U.S. and Soviet Union agreed to study ways to collaborate in space ( 2:43 - 3:00 ). Reporter Sally Ann Haynes (Carter) provides a special report on the history of the moon. Actual photos of the moon are interspersed with dialog ( 2:44 - 6:19 ). A close-up of the moon’s surface reveals heavily cratered lunar Highlands and the dark…
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- Running time
- 28 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Stock Footage