Synopsis
This NASA film looks at achievements in advancing technology and hardware pipelines in the year of 1964-65. NASA seal (:10) Firing of the F1 engine of the 1st stage of Saturn V rocket (:24). In November and December of 1964, a series of successful static firing tests on the engines were completed (:40). Extensive development tests were in progress (1:02). The government / industry team had grown to 30,000 (1:17). Development testing for the Gemini program was nearly complete (1:22) as well as the Apollo Saturn 1 (1:29). The design for Saturn V was almost complete and sub-system development testing progressing (1:40). Apollo’s flight crew equipment inspected (1:50). The first close up shots of the Moon’s surface (2:03). NASA hq in Washington, DC (2:19). Three facilities participated; the Manned Space Craft Center in Houston, Texas, the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama (2:26), and the Kennedy Space Center in Florida (2:28). A slew of contractors across the nation -- Bethpage, New York (2:39) New Orleans, Louisiana (2:43) Sarasota, Florida (2:46) and Mesa, Arizona (2:55). The 20,000 contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers are shown as dots on a map (2:58). The Gemini program for long duration flight, rendezvous, and docking techniques had almost completed development testing (3:24). Two unmanned launches were completed (3:41) although the second was delayed due to a malfunction. It was then able to launch from the Air Force’s Eastern Test Range on January…
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- Running time
- 18 minutes
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- Ephemeral Films
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