ASTRONAUTS AT CAPE CANAVERAL Reel 2 · Part 3

Description

Summary: Coverage of arrival and tour of the US Atlantic Missile Range at Cape Canaveral, by six of the US "Project Mercury" astronauts. 1) Astronauts arrive by bus at SM-65-B Atlas pad No. 12. 2) Astronauts enter Titan blockhouse and are briefed by Lt. Col. Novotny. 3) Astronauts leave gantry and board bus. 4) sign reads: ATLAS MISSILE RANGE, GUIDANCE FACILITY NO. 1. ASSIGNED TO GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY. 5) Astronauts leave bus and go to General Electric Building. 6) Astronauts in General Electric Building talking with Maj. Parrish about the missile guidance system. 7) Sign reads: ATLANTIC MISSILE RANGED GUIDED MISSILES ASSEMBLY BUILDING J, ASSIGNED TO CONVAIR ASTRONAUTICS. 8) Astronauts leaving hangar J. 9) Busload of astronauts arriving at pad No. 18. 10) Maj. Myers, AFBMD, answering astronauts questions on SM-75 Thor. 11) Busload of astronauts arriving at AFMTC, gate. 12) CU's of Capt. Virgil Grissom, Capt. Donald Slayton, Lt. Commander Alan Shepard, (USN) Capt. Leroy Coopers Lt. Col. John Glenn, Jr., (USMC) and Lt. Malcolm Carpenter, (USA). 13) SM-75 Thor launching (Night scene). 14) Sequence of scenes of the astronauts -- Atlas SM-65B in bg. 15) Astronauts leaving bus and entering blockhouse. 16) Scenes of Titan gantry. 17) Maj. Myers explaining Thor SM-75 to astronauts. 18) Astronauts leave Jupiter blockhouse and walk over to missile pad. 19) Capt. James Harris explains operation of missile to astronauts. Reel 2 -- 1) Astronauts looking over Fuel Safe Panel with Mr. Kurt Johnston, Test Conductor for Convair. 2) Capt. Grissom talking to Convair employee, Mrs. Nancy Hamilton. 3) Maj. Lengnick explaining Atlas operation to astronauts in Atlas blockhouse. 4) Astronauts examining Atlas test equipment. 5) Astronauts observe SM-75 Thor launch. 6) Astronauts talking with Maj. Parrish, about the Missile Guidance System, in General Electric Guidance Building. 7) SM-75 Thor on pad with L0X venting. 8) Sign reads: TITAN LAUNCH. AREA 19, ASSIGNED TO THE MARTIN CO. Good (Basic: Orig neg)

Collection

Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities