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News in Colour: Uk3 Satellite

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1979A
Date Released
11 May 1967
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Valour Remembered
  2. 2Monaco Gp
  3. 3ABA Champs
  4. 4News in Colour: Uk3 Satellite

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Section Title
News in Colour
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: News in Colour - Uk3 Satellite. DESCRIPTION: The biggest achievement in Britain’s space programme. The launch of UK3, the first all-British Satellite, from the Western Test Range in California. SHOTLIST: MS technician preparing UK3 satellite. CU men watching. MCU technicians preparing satellite. LAS overhead winch. MCU technicians preparing satellite. CU ditto. MS dust-proof cover put over satellite. MS ditto. MS satellite towed past on way to next stage. LS satellite pushed into hangar. MCU ditto. CU ditto. MLS doors closed. MS interior hangar showing satellite. CU technician working on satellite. MS ditto. CU ditto. MS ditto. MS protective cover put into place on satellite. MS ditto. CU ditto. MS ditto. MCU men watching. MS 2nd section of cover put into place. MCU ditto. MS ditto. MS lorry passes camera transporting rocket assembly. GV lorry transporting rocket assembly. Pan ditto. GV ditto. GV rocket UK3 takes off. News in colour End Title.
Keywords
Vehicles; Aviation; Communications; Science and technology; Space
Locations
United States of America; California
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
92320
Credits:
Commentator
Franklin Engelmann
Length of story (in feet)
197
Story extras:

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