| UK1 ROCKET PREPARATIONS Good material of the UK1 rocket being hoisted up into gantry, good CU shots of satellite. | ||
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| Catalog #: | 48888 | |
| Clip Number: | 48888-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 3608 A | |
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| Location: | Cape Canaveral, Florida | |
| Year Shot: | 1962 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INVENTIONS: Satellites | |
| Description: | UK1 ROCKET PREPARATIONS aka UK 1 ROCKET Good material of the UK1 rocket being hoisted up into gantry, good CU shots of satellite. Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States of America / USA Various shots, preparing UK1 rocket before take off. Engineers check all the minor details of the rocket motor at Cape Canaveral. Various shots, the UK1 rocket is hoisted up into an upright position. CU Side of UK1 with the American and English flags painted on. Hoisting the UK1 into position. Various shots, engineers fix the different parts of the rocket on the pad. Various shots, the UK1 rocket on the trailer of a large lorry being transported from the rocket works to Cape Canaveral. LS Gantry moves towards rocket. Rocket is hoisted upright into gantry. Various shots, the UK1 standing upright in the gantry on the pad at Cape Canaveral. Various shots, the British Satellite that will be placed in the nose of the UK1 rocket is unloaded from the back of an Avis Rent A Truck and taken into the A + E works where it will be assembled. Good CU shots of satellite. | |
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