Orbiter in Focus

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1941A

Date Released

18 Aug 1966

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Orbiter in Focus
2. 2Racing Cats and Clippers
3. 3Less Turmoil - More Tin
4. 4Goodbye Goodwood

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Orbiter in Focus. DESCRIPTION: America’s latest space achievement, the Lunar Orbiter, is now circling the moon and sending back pictures of possible landing sites for the Apollo Moonships. SHOTLIST: Key Scene. GV Lunar Orbiter blasts off from Cape Kennedy. GV rocket separating a third section of rocket firing. GV Lunar Orbiter separating from rocket and unfolds equipment over lunar surface. MS stabiliser rockets fire. LS ditto. Zoom in lunar surface. GV Lunar Orbiter goes into orbit. MS cameras on Lunar Orbiter. CU cameras on Lunar Orbiter taking pictures. GV Lunar Orbiter over surface of moon. GV moon surface showing strip to be photographed.

Keywords

Space

Locations

United States of America; Cape Kennedy

Footage sources

France

Card file number

91463

Credits:

Commentator

George Elliot

Length of story (in feet)

92

Story extras:

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