Twenty Years in Space, Various Locations

Description

TMENT OF DEPARTMENT FILM RELEASE OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (PUBLIC AFFAIRS) UNITED STATES of AMERICA WASHINGTON, D.C. - 20301 PLEASE NOTE DATE IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 9, 1975 Footage: 36' 16mm Color Master VT OXford 7-6161 Release #4-75 With Magnetic Sound Tape 103859 Time: 1:00 103804 103860 103452 "TWENTY YEARS IN SPACE" 103835 (Official U. S. Air Force Film Released by Department of Defense) 105899 1937 108176 103885 DATE/PLACE: This is stock footage taken over a period of 20 years at various locations. SCOPE: This coverage is of the advancement of American technology in the past twenty years, beginning in 1954 with the development of our first military rockets. Suggested Script ANNCR: It's been said that American technology has come further and faster in the last two decades than in our first 18 combined. It's a fact that almost half the U. S. population, Americans under age 25, have lived their entire lives in a space-age world. This era has also spawned an Air Force marking its 20th year in space. ROLL FILM: Montage of missile launches (20 sec) The story began in 1954 with the develop- ment of our first military rockets. The Thor, Atlas, and Titan missiles, originally built as weapons carriers, were soon put to use by NASA as space boosters. By the early sixties, these boosters were launching many of our first satellites into space. - MORE-

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Filmed News Releases