4,000 Miles Up

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
57/89
Date Released
4 Nov 1957
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Royal Visit
  2. 2War Veterans of Many Lands
  3. 3Whale Of A Whale
  4. 4Iron Curtain Steeplechase
  5. 54,000 Miles Up
  6. 6Three Princes Race

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
At Eniwetok, US scientists demonstrate a novel method of launching a rocket - from a balloon. Helped by the "floating start" it goes higher than any man-made object has done before.
Keywords
Science and technology; Space
Locations
Marshall Islands; Eniwetok Atoll; Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
Footage sources
Metrotone
Length of story (in feet)
90
Story extras:
Film clip
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Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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