Space In The 70s: The Knowledge Bank (1971)

1971 · Short film · 25 min

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Synopsis

How the tools of near-Earth space research advanced from Benjamin Franklin's kite to sounding rockets and orbiting satellites; a 1971 NASA film from the Space in the 70s series.

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Running time

25 minutes

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