Spaceman Number Three

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1677
Date Released
24 Jul 1961
Date submitted
20 Jul 1961
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Knock-Out for Terry
  2. 2Spaceman Number Three
  3. 3A Friend for the Farmer
  4. 4Top of the Town
  5. 5Father of the RAF
  6. 6Wet at the Bottom

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Spaceman Number 3. DESCRIPTION: Captain Virgil Gus Grissom, the Air Force Officer selected to follow the example of Commander Shepard, is seen here entering the capsule at Cape Canaveral. As we know, he went up as soon as weather permitted. Then, back from space after about a quarter of an hour, and down by parachute. Safe and sound in Liberty Bell 7, he came down to the sea to be picked up by helicopter. Spaceman Number three had done it! SHOTLIST: Key scene. LS Grissom leaves transfer van (pan). MS Grissom enters cockpit. CU same. GV launching pad. GV street in Grissom’s home town. CU notice of speed limit. CU front page of newspaper. GV Grissom’s house. MS Grissom’s family. LS aerial shot of Grissom descending. LS aerial shot of parachute with cockpit. LS cockpit enters sea.
Keywords
Space
Locations
United States of America; Cape Canaveral
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
82894
Credits:
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Length of story (in feet)
110
Story extras:
Film clip

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