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Mariner to Mars

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2096
Date Released
4 Aug 1969
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Mariner to Mars
  2. 2Spray Saver
  3. 3News in Colour: Hardy Amies - Fashion Designer to the World

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mariner to Mars. DESCRIPTION: Launched in February and March, the two Mariner Spacecraft - Robot explorers of space reach the Red Planet Mars. The television pictures they transmit back to Earth, across nearly sixty million miles, give us the answers to many vital questions, should Mars be our next foothold in Space. SHOTLIST: MCU Mariner 6 in Space (animated). 2 shots Atlas Rocket blasts off carrying Mariner 6. Animation of Mars. MCU Animation of Mariner. MCU Animation of Mariner’s television camera in operation. Animation of beams sent from Mariner to Earth. Animation of monitor screen on computer. T/R shots of Mars from Mariner. Animation of Mariner photographing Mars. Animation of area to be photographed on Mars. Animation of TV camera on Mariner in operation. Animation of area to be photographed on Mars. Animation of radio waves sent back to Earth from Mariner. T/R Mars photographed by Mariner. Animation of TV camera on Mariner. T/R photographed from Mariner. Animation of signals sent back to Earth from Mariner. Ditto. Animation monitor screen on computer. T/R Mars photographed from Mariner.
Keywords
Weather; Communications; Science and technology; Space; Newsreels
Locations
United States of America; United Kingdom
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
95028
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
236
Story extras:

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