| Another Attempt And Another Failure | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1645 |
| Catalog #: | 522658 | |
| Clip Number: | 522658-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 031-019 | |
| Timecode: | 00:15:36 - 00:16:13 | |
| Location: | Cape Canaveral, Florida | |
| Year Shot: | 1958 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | COMMUNICATIONS: Satellite LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Florida, Cape Kennedy (Cape Canaveral) SPACE EXPLORATION: Misc. | |
| Description: | Another attempt to launch another artificial satellite and another failure. After one success the army prepares another Jupiter- C missile for the second Explorer in the nose section. The firing goes off perfectly. Perfect uplift until the final stage then instead of orbiting, the moon ached back into the atmosphere 1900 miles out. LLV -Jupiter- C missile. MCUS - They push the button and the Jupiter-C lifts up perfectly, the missile has a perfect lift off. MLS - Missile going out into the atmosphere then all of a sudden the missile started to arch back into the atmosphere of earth. MS - Three men looking through telescopes and one has a super huge telescope set up. | |
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