Race to the Moon

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2052

Date Released

30 Sep 1968

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Race to the Moon
2. 2Lancs Boys - Hover Tops
3. 3Double Parking
4. 4London Bridge is Going Up
5. 5Bandolero Rides Again
6. 6Saved for Tomorrow

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Race to the Moon. DESCRIPTION: A record of 25 successful Thor-Delta launches is ended when the rocket carrying the latest communications satellite blows up at Cape Kennedy. But the Moon race - using the giant Saturn rocket - is well underway, with the Russians jostling the Americans for the lead. The loop around the moon by Zond Five - the first lunar visitor to be recovered - marks an important advance in the Russian programme. SHOTLIST: MS Sir Bernard Lovell with radio telescope at Jodrell Band. GV telescope. MS man at controls. MCU ditto. LAS telescope. MS Sir B Lovell with telescope. CU ditto. MS man at controls. LAS pan telescope. GV telescope. MS astronauts. Captain Walter Schirra, Major Don Eisele & Mr Walter Cunningham entering capsule. MS astronauts inside capsule. CU astronaut. MS CU ditto. TS astronauts. MS ditto. MCU hand at controls. CU astronaut. LAS Thor-Delta rocket on gantry. LAS nose of rocket. GV rocket on gantry. GV launching site in darkness. Pan up rocket takes off. LAS ditto. Ground to air shot rocket explodes. G to A rocket destroyed.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Aviation; Science and technology; Explosions; Space; Accidents and disasters; Military

Locations

United States of America; United Kingdom; Cape Kennedy

Footage sources

France
Library

Card file number

93960

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

173

Story extras:

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