REDSTONE-MERCURY TEST NO. 108 (MR-3 FIRST MANNED LAUNCH) Reel 1 · Part 2

Description

Summary: Coverage of prelaunch activities and launch of MR-3, Mercury-Redstone, the first US manned launch, in which Commander Alan B. Shepard made a suborbital manned flight down range from Cape Canaveral. Reel 1 -- Tracking camera footage of lift-off, climb and flight -- contrails visible from 182' to 225'. 297' SLATE: CAMERAMAN: WOG0MAN. 299' MLS of MR-3 in gantry early in the morning. 316' MLS of MR-3 on pad with gantry moving back and tracking camera footage of engine ignition, lift-off, climb and flight. 587' Total footage in reel. Reel 2 -- SLATE: CAMERAMAN: WOGOMAN. 2' MS of MR-3 on entry early in the morning. 13' MS from tracking camera of lift-off, climb and flight -- contrails visible from 310' to 362'. 362' CU's and MCU's of cameramen in turrets tracking flight. 447' MS crowd reaction in dress area. 456' SLATE: CAMERAMAN: DUMOULIN. 466' MS's & CU's of press personnel taking pictures and writing copy. 550' SLATE: CAMERAMAN: DUMOULIN. 573' MS of crowd reaction during lift-off. 645' MS across pad area during prelaunch activities. 649' SLATE: CAMERAMAN: DUMOULIN. 662' MLS's & MS of Comdr. Shepard in flight gear leaving NASA van and entering gantry elevator to Mercury capsule. 743' SLATE: CAMERAMAN: DUMOULIN, 745' MS's & MLS's of Comdr. Shepard leaving van and technicians fueling missile. 838' Total footage in reel. Reel 3 -- SLATE: CAMERAMAN: DUMOULIN. 3' MS's & MLS's of technicians working around base of Redstone during prelaunch activities. 139' MS of cameraman setting up TV equipment on roof of station wagon. 157' MS & CU of MR-3 in gantry -- shows LOX venting. 189' SLATE: CAMERAMAN: DUMOULIN. 196' MS's of MR-3 in gantry at night -- shows LOX venting and technicians working around base of Redstone. 380' Total footage in reel. Reel 4 -- SLATE: CAMERAMAN: DODDS. 3' N.G. 29' LS from tracking camera of MR-3 climb and flight -- shows contrail visible from 202' to 302'. (MR-3 not visible from approximately 600' on reel, contrails picked up at 890'.) 964' Total footage in reel. Good (Basic: Orig neg)

Collection

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

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities