Synopsis
Narrated by Robert Means, “The Cape 1963” is a color, informational film highlighting the work of the Air Force Missile Test Center and events at Cape Canaveral during 1963 including missile testing and launches, construction of the Titan III launch facility, Major Gordon "Gordo" Cooper’s expedition in the Mercury-Atlas 9, as well as President John F. Kennedy’s final trip to Cape Canaveral on November 16th and the subsequent memorial service just days later, after he was assassinated. The complex would later be re-dedicates as the Kennedy Space Center in his honor.Close-up rocket nozzles slowly rising off launch pad at Cape Canaveral (Cape Kennedy) (0:06). Credits (0:40). Narrator details history of “The Cape;” Footage of RTV-G-4 Bumper 8 launch July 1950; Aerial footage of Cape Canaveral facilities and different launch areas (0:56). Launch of Titan 2; Missile explodes in air (1:41). Launch of Martin Marietta SM-68B/LGM-25C Titan II (longest-serving ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile) in the U.S. Air Force strategic arsenal) (2:11). Scientist operates long range camera tracking missile launch, footage switches to camera in space recording missile at stage II; Simulation of view seen by Gemini pilots (2:24). Satellites stationed along Atlantic missile range record telemetry data: various satellites, USNS General H. H. Arnold at sea covering areas without satellite stations (3:05). Nose cone of missile re-entering Earth’s atmosphere and speeding towards water (3:26).…
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Details
- Running time
- 26 minutes
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
- Robert Means
- The Cape
- Air Force Missile Test Center
- Cape Canaveral
- Major Gordon
- President John
- Kennedy Space Center
- Cape Kennedy
- Martin Marietta
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