Planet earth: science in space

United States, 1960

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Episode of Series “Inhabitants of the Planet Earth”.
Traces the development of space research; explains the need for satellites, rockets and other space probes; demonstrates how such tools operate; shows how their findings are reported; and discusses what they have contributed to our knowledge of space and of the solar system. Includes actual scenes of the assembly of instruments, the launching of satellites, and of the operation of tracking stations and computing centres.

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Louis de Rochemont Associates

United States. National Aeronautics Space Administration

WGBH Educational Foundation

Duration

00:28:13:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1960

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Inhabitants of the Planet Earth

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Inhabitants of the Planet Earth

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