Space Spectacular

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2006

Date Released

13 Nov 1967

Date submitted

10 Nov 1967

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Space Spectacular. DESCRIPTION: Not one of the giant rockets displayed by the Soviets can match America’s Saturn Five. From Cape Kennedy, Saturn has just completed the first test flight of the largest rocket ever to enter space. Carrying an Apollo spacecraft, this is the powerpack which may one day put the first men on the moon. SHOTLIST: Pan up Saturn Five on launching pad. GV ditto. Pan up ditto. LS smoke as rocket motors ignite. GV rocket lifts off launching pad. LAS animation sequence as first stage motors stop. CU animation sequence as first stage separates. MS ditto. MS animation sequence as second stage separates. MLS animation sequence of rocket during flight. MS ditto. MS animation sequence as third stage separates. Mix to show Apollo during flight. MS model of world showing orbit of Apollo. MS Apollo beginning re-entry. MS diagram slow rate of descent of rocket. MS rockets fire to release the command rocket. Mix as it positions heat shield for re-entry. MS animation sequence as model re-enters the earth’s atmosphere. MS animation sequence as parachutes open, they are then released - more parachutes open. GV capsule coming down in sea. GV ship waiting to pick up capsule. MS officer watching from ship. GV helicopter hovering over capsule. MS the capsule. GV as the capsule is hoisted onto ship.

Keywords

Aviation; Science and technology; Space; Navy; Military; Newsreels

Locations

United States of America; Cape Kennedy

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

92963

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

203

Story extras:

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