Moonstruck

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1439

Date Released

31 Dec 1956

Date submitted

27 Dec 1956

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1South Africa - 1st Test
2. 2Mass Treason Trials
3. 3A White Christmas
4. 4A Doctor at Sea
5. 5Moonstruck
6. 6Withdrawal Completed
7. 7British Movietone Joins with the Management of This Theatre in Wishing All Its Patrons a Happy and Prosperous New Year

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 7

Summary

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. Meanwhile the Viking rocket tested in Florida is the first test rocket of the earth satellite programme. Within seconds of leaving the launching platform it reaches its peak velocity of 4,000 miles an hour, climbing to an altitude of 125 miles before plunging downwards into the Atlantic Ocean. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the equipment at Bloomfontein. Special television camera etc. Shots of the lunar landscape on the TV screen. Slip pan to Florida - Various shots of the Viking rocket. Viking rocket takes off. Shots of the rocket in the sky.

Keywords

Space

Locations

United States of America; Florida; South Africa; Bloemfontein

Footage sources

United States of America
Central Office of Information

Card file number

69280

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

98

Story extras:

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