Synopsis
This informational film titled “Manned Space Flight 1965: Paving the Way” was made by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) sometime in the late 1960s. The film chronicles NASA’s Apollo lunar mission and all of the manufacturing and testing components that went into developing spacecraft capable of manned space flight. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) logo (0:11). Opening credits (0:14). Aerial view of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s launch complex 39 pad A at the John F. Kennedy Space Center (0:25). Montage of scenes of steps and components behind the Apollo Lunar Mission (0:51). Scenes from Complex 39 launch pad A where the Apollo Saturn V transporter was constructed (1:24). Construction of the Vehicle Assembly Building (1:46). Another aerial view of Launch Complex 39 (2:02). NASA headquarters office building in Washington DC (2:16). Montage of aerial views of three field centers: The Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, Texas, The Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, and the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Florida (2:20). Contractors at work on the project in Downey, California, Bethpage, New York, New Orleans, Louisiana, St. Louis, Missouri, Daytona, Florida, Burbank, California, East Hartford, Connecticut, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (2:34). Map of the United States displaying the location of contractors (2:55). Government industry teams at work in manufacturing and…
Uploader's description on archive.org
Details
- Running time
- 17 minutes
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- NASA
- Manned Space Flight
- Apollo
- Lunar Mission Report
- 1965
- Stock Footage
- Periscope Film
More like this
- Nasa Manned Space Flight Quarterly Report, 19 (1967)
- Nasa Manned Space Flight (1966)
- Nasa Manned Space Flight Quarterly Report Gemini Missions Saturn V Rocket for Apollo 68384 (1965)
- Nasa Manned Space Flight Quarterly Report No.15 Oct, Nov, Dec (1966)
- Nasa Manned Space Flight Program Update Project Mercury, Gemini & Apollo Xd10044 (1964)