Most Hazardous Yet

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2074

Date Released

3 Mar 1969

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Most Hazardous Yet. DESCRIPTION: Animated sequences and training films illustrate the complexity of the Apollo 9 space flight. Mission Commander James McDivitt had already declared his grave doubts about possible failure in this vital stage, the first manned-flight in the lunar module which will eventually land astronauts on the surface of the moon. SHOTLIST: 2 shots Lunar Module animation. BS astronauts inside module at controls. MS module animated - mix to MS pan James McDivitt climbs out of module. MS David Scott ditto. CU Russell Schweickart. MS three astronauts together - mix to animation - module released from space vehicle. Animation - module rockets fire. 2 shots animation - module. Zoom out animation - module. MS astronauts, using water tank simulator. CU switch depressed. Scott at controls. CU Scott. LS spacecraft operated from modules. CU hand at controls. LS spacecraft. CU Scott at controls. MS spacecraft. MS zoom in animation showing spacecraft linking up with module. Animation showing Scott crawling back through tunnel. MS animation - module leaves spacecraft. 2 shots animation - module fires motors.

Keywords

Vehicles; Aviation; Science and technology; Space; Newsreels

Locations

United States of America

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

94489

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

200

Story extras:

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