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MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Weather Satellite. DESCRIPTION: Tiros II, launched from Cape Canaveral by a Thor-Delta rocket, is a 280 pound satellite, packed with many instruments, including television cameras and...
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Eye in the Sky. DESCRIPTION: Tiros I stands for Television and Infra-Red Observation Satellite, and it marks a new adventure in space: weather observation. It’s packed full of...
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Goonhilly New Aerial. DESCRIPTION: The new aerial inaugurated at Goonhilly, Cornwall - 97’ in diameter; and cost about £2 1/2m. SHOTLIST: GV aerial No 3 pan up to dish. SLV dish of...
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Viking Rocket. DESCRIPTION: The observatory at Bloomfontein in South Africa was chosen for an experiment in Moon-gazing, using a special television camera mounted on a 27 1/2 telescope....
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Pictures From Space. DESCRIPTION: Telstar, the television relay-station in space, is the first commercially-owned satellite ever to be launched. The receiving station in England,...
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Looking at the Weather. DESCRIPTION: While the most advanced Satellite Earth Station in the world - that bounces telephone and live television signals half way round the globe - is...
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Weather Forecasting Today. DESCRIPTION: Weather information from all over the British Isles is gathered at the Meteorological Headquarters at Bracknell, Berkshire. It is here that the...
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Like a Diamant in the Sky. DESCRIPTION: The launching of France’s Diamant Rocket at the rocket base at Hamaguir in the Sahara Desert. Mounted on its Diamant rocket, the Diapason...
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Expo ‘67. DESCRIPTION: The World’s greatest Exhibition to mark Canada’s 100th Birthday. Prime Minister Lester Pearson lights the Centennial Expo Flame at the opening. The theme of...
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Seychelles Independence. DESCRIPTION: For the past ten years these beautiful and exotic islands have sought independence and now, with good wishes from the retiring Governor, Mr Colin...
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