| Satellite A Bust: Rocket Blows Up in first US Try | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1641 |
| Catalog #: | 355272 | |
| Clip Number: | 355272-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 030-100-01 | |
| Timecode: | 00:27:42 - 00:28:57 | |
| Location: | Cape Canaveral, Florida | |
| Year Shot: | 1957 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Explosions LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Florida, Cape Kennedy (Cape Canaveral) SPACE EXPLORATION: Misc. | |
| Description: | Official films show the catastrophic launching attempt of America’s first space satellite, at cape Canaveral, Florida. The giant vanguard rocket barely lifts off the ground before it falls back and explodes. Establishing shot - Two technicians looking at a satellite [not much bigger than a toy satellite toy of today 2006] CUS - Another technician puts the three pound satellite on some kind of machine. MSCU - Technicians place the satellite in the nose cone of a rocket. MLS - The launching of the satellite. It doesn't go up - it blows up. Nothing is left of the rocket a lot of fire and smoke. | |
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