Apollo 13

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2132A

Date Released

16 Apr 1970

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Story No. within this Issue

1 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Apollo 13. DESCRIPTION: The American Space Programme suffers a severe blow as Apollo Thirteen runs out of power and must by brought down without completing the scheduled Moon Landing. A last minute switch of astronauts after a german measles scare, had already branded the thirteenth Apollo flight as unlucky. But the blast-off went without a hitch. SHOTLIST: GV zoom Apollo on launch pad. LV crowd. Astronauts out to bus. CU onlooker. TV bus away. GV Apollo. SV crowd. LV countdown. CU onlookers. LV countdown, zero zero. GV lift off. 16mm Colour Material GV astronauts eat breakfast. CU ditto. 2 shots astronauts into space suits. GV interior Mission Control during countdown. GV rocket on launch pad. CU rocket motors at ignition. GV top shot from gantry as rocket takes off. LS pan rocket in flight.

Keywords

Vehicles; Aviation; Science and technology; Space; Accidents and disasters

Locations

United States of America; Cape Kennedy

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

95826

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

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