Rarely seen footage from NASA missions shows the excitement of man’s first ventures into space. The editing and music transform the images into an exciting visual experience. No spoken commentary.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
012886
Subject categories
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Manned space flight
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Moon - Exploration
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Outer space - Exploration
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Project Apollo
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Space flight
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Space flight to the moon
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Space sciences
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
U-Matic; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)