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"Above and Beyond" Nasa Solder & Soldering Techniques Electronics Instructional Film Xd4882 (1958)

1958 · Short film · 22 min

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This 1958 film explores the tools and trade of a space vehicle solderer. It is presented by NASA's George C. Marshall Space Flight Center. The film follows new soldering students and emphasizes the specialized skills and standard of cleanliness and quality required for space components.00:07 NASA presents. 00:16 "Above and Beyond" 00:20 Montage: Operators in blockhouse control room speak on radio, adjust machinery as they prepare to launch a rocket. 00:54 01:00 Technicians 01:32 Countdown clock. 01:36 Thor Able type rocket on launch pad. 01:45 "Personnel office”. 02:09 Harry Reiner fills out application. 02:29 Interviewer sits with Reiner and reviews application. 03:02 "What is solder rosin?" Instructional diagram. 03:12 Solder, tin, lead alloys on heat plates. 03:23 Diagram: Melting point of metals. 03:33 Heat plate powered up. Solder melts. 04:09 Sheet of lead, rod of tin melded together. 04:39 Solder melts onto copper sheet. 04:58 Cross-sectional diagram: Solder and copper molecules mix to demonstrate wetting action, a process by which a liquid metal adheres a thin layer on a solid base. 05:15 Gloved hands brushes metal sheet. 05:20 Solder balls up on clean sheet of copper. 05:31 Cross-section: Solder and copper haven't blended. 05:42 Demonstration of good versus poor wetting action. 06:10 Clean metal sheet. Heat applied speeds up oxidation. 06:40 Poor wetting action diagram. 06:52 Poor wetting action sheet. 07:00 Arrangement of fluxes, type of chemical cleaning agent.…

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Running time
22 minutes
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Ephemeral Films

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