PROJECTED ORBITING PRIOR TO MERCURY-ATLAS-6 LAUNCH AT NORAD Part 2

Description

Summary: Film depicts the planned Mercury-6 "Friendship Seven" orbital paths and recovery area after each of the three orbits on a Mercator's projection map, including scenes in computer data rooms of equipment in operation. (Shot list to follow.) Series of MS's of Capt. Head, Space Surveillance Officer, entering left frame and marking on Mercator's projection wall map, indicating nose cone separation point over Bermuda tracking station; nose cone passing over tracking stations at the Canary Islands, Zanzibar, Africa and locating Perth, Australia and Honolulu, Hawaii. Also shows the completion of orbits one and two, and arrows indicating recovery areas. 166' CU's of teletype tape coming out of machine and being torn off. 232' MCU of map pinpointing the different tracking station locations. 266' MCU's of data board showing the number of USA and USSR Earth Satellites and Space Probes. 335' LS & MS of Capt. Creig, SPADATS Orbital Analyst, at his desk logging information, answering and calling on telephone -- data boards on wall in bg. 426' SLATE: 25 JANUARY 1962. SUBJECT: MERCURY-6. LOCATION: NORAD. 429' MLS's of Capt. Head marking recovery area on Mercator's projection map after each of the first two orbits. 480' MS & CU of Capt. Head at globe, demonstrating orbital flight to Col. Robert Miller, Comdr 1st Aerospace Squadron and Maj. Thomas Marsters, Chief of SPADATS Operations. 538' CU's of high-speed printer in operation -- shows typed paper being torn off. 591' MS of Philco 2000 central computer console with tiny lights flashing on and off --magnetic tape reels operating in bg. 624' CU of magnetic tape reel in motion. 652' MS of a paper tape unit as printed tape is torn off. 688' MS & MCU of IBM-type card being punched from programned tape. Good (Basic: Orig neg)

Collection

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

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities