1960’S Nasa Animated " Apollo Lunar Mission Profile ” Overview of Moon Mission Explainer Xd4885 (1960)
1960 · Short film · 31 min
Synopsis
Dating to 1965, this sophisticated animated NASA film "Apollo Lunar Mission Profile" provides an in-depth look at the manned lunar mission. The film opens with the NASA seal (:11). The Moon’s surface is riddled with craters (:23). These images had been taken from the unmanned space probe; Ranger VII, prior to the craft crashing on the moon’s surface. The mode selected to make the Apollo lunar landing possible was called a lunar rendezvous orbit (:53). A space shuttle is captured during take off utilizing rocket thrust (2:06). The captive firing of the first stage of three stages of the Apollo Saturn V space vehicle follows (2:18). Tests are conducted on the second stage’s engines (2:24). Captive firing of the third stage then takes place (2:26). A diagram is presented showing the five F1 engines (2:41), five J2 engines in the second stage (2:59) and the single J2 engine in the third stage (3:12). Tests are conducted on the launch escape system located on the top of the space craft (3:41). Portions of the Apollo space craft (3:53) are highlighted including the service module (3:57) and the lunar excursion module (4:00). The service module (4:45) and the LEM are then broken down in diagram (5:44). Ground facilities for final preparations and launching of the space vehicle are visited (5:54) in Florida and Houston, Texas. The vehicle assembly building at launch complex 39 (6:10) at the Kennedy Center is shown (6:10). The prime tool used for moving the craft is the crawler…
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- Running time
- 31 minutes
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Stock Footage
- Apollo Lunar Mission Profile
- Apollo Saturn
- Kennedy Center
- Manned Space Center
- Space Craft Center
- Mission Control Center
- Launch Control Center
- Cape Kennedy
- Periscope Film