Dr James Van Allen and other scientists explain some of the purposes and methods of obtaining information in exploratory space flights. Uses animated drawings, models and live photography to visualise the relationships between the earth, the sun, the magnetosphere, and the radiation belts, and to explain how radio equipped space craft explore the radiation regions.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
011439
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Cosmology
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Outer space - Exploration
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Radiation
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Space flight
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Space sciences
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)