Nasa Manned Space Flight Program Update Project Mercury, Gemini & Apollo Xd10044 (1964)
1964 · Short film · 15 min
Synopsis
This short film was made by NASA to show progress in the Manned Space Flight arena as of January, 1964. It opens with the NASA seal (:11) and then turns to the countdown of the final manned space flight of NASA’s Mercury program (:31). This program began in 1958 featuring a series of 6 manned space flights (:39). This program created global network tracking communications and mission controls (1:12). It was operated out of three field centers; Manned Space Craft Center in Houston, Texas (1:33), the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama (1:41), and the JFK Space Center in Coco Beach, Florida (1:43). All of the activities were directed out of Washington, DC (1:49). Other NASA centers, universities (1:56) and military services such as those at White Sands Missile Range, partook in the endeavors (1:58). Spacecraft is seen being tested at McDonnell Aircraft Corporation in St. Louis (2:24). Two crafts were in final assembly; the first was to be delivered to Kennedy Space Center (2:41). The first Gemini launch vehicle had been manufactured by Martin Co. and the Air Force (2:59). The first unmanned flight would provide research to be used in the Apollo program (3:22) and in the manned space program of the Department of Defense (3:26), the manned orbiting lab (MOL). In 1962-63, fields were converted into the Manned Space Center in Houston (3:49). The integrated mission control center (4:08) would direct both Gemini and Apollo spacecraft (4:08). Tests were in progress…
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- 15 minutes
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- Ephemeral Films
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- 1964
- NASA
- Manned Space Flight
- Program
- Update
- Project Mercury
- Stock Footage
- Periscope FIlm
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