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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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
009485
Language
English
Subject categories
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Rockets - History
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Rockets (Aeronautics)
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Science - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Computer science
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Outer space - Exploration
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Rockets - History
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Satellites
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Study and teaching
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Solar system
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Space flight - History
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Space sciences - History
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Space ships
Mathematics, Science & Technology → United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)