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Pioneer 5 Deep Space Probe (1960)

1960 · Short film · 13 min

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This color educational film is about America's first deep space probe, Pioneer V. Animation depicts the path the spacecraft takes on its journey. This is copyright circa 1960. Opening: model planet Earth spins round. Scientific engineers at work on a solar panel on a satellite. A rocket. In the distance, the planet Venus (:55). Title: The Path of Venus (:06-1:09). It is 1960, a Thor DM 18-Able IV rocket is on a launchpad. A man with a radio relays information. Construction helmets. Planet Earth in space. A boy looks through a telescope at the moon. Closeup of the moon. The sun. Solar flares on the surface of the sun (1:10-3:24). The planet Jupiter in the distance, followed by Saturn then Mars. A boy looks through a telescope. Solar system still photo. The Milky Way. A boy looks in an observatory. Water vapor moves over a photo of Venus (3:25-5:19). A rocket is on a launchpad. Engineers look up at the rocket. Able 4 was designed to launch Pioneer V into deep space. Men inside mission control. Spot lights turn on. The Pioneer 5 / Able 4 rocket is on the launchpad. A man races down the stairs (5:20-7:29). The rocket is in the countdown stage and ready to take off. Engine start is pressed. The Able 4 rocket leaves the launchpad. Vapor trail as the space probe climbs into the upper layers of the atmosphere. Men inside mission control. Lights on the switchboard. Separation in space between the rocket and the space probe (7:30-9:11). Stars in space. A model of the space probe heads…

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Running time
13 minutes
Collection
Ephemeral Films

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