| Mass Launching Of Homemade Missiles | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1657 |
| Catalog #: | 356102 | |
| Clip Number: | 356102-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 032-020-01 | |
| Timecode: | 00:20:41 - 00:21:58 | |
| Location: | Virginia | |
| Year Shot: | 1959 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | AGE GROUP/TEENAGERS: Recreation LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Virginia SPACE EXPLORATION: Rockets TOYS: Misc | |
| Description: | Mass Launching Of Homemade Missiles At Camp A. P. Hill, Virginia, over 100 teenage rocketeers take over the firing range for a mass launching of their home-made missiles. It's all done with the nod of approval from the U.S. Army. And is a historic day for the youthful scientist and the nation's future space conquerors. Boys prepare their rockets, sometimes wearing masks for protection. Tech geeks. (Nerds.) Boy, wearing eyeglasses, sits behind barricade of sandbags, talking into telephone (his lips read "2, 1, fire!"). Various rockets launch. | |


