Recover “Man-In-Space” Capsule (Universal Newsreel, Dec 1960)

Description

The original release sheet reads: RECOVER “MAN-IN-SPACE” CAPSULE The firing into space and recovery of a one-ton space capsule of the design which will carry America’s first Project Mercury astronaut marks a major stride in the nation’s man-in-space program. The capsule is fired 130 miles up from Cape Canaveral, atop a giant Redstone rocket, and is successfully recovered 220 miles down the Atlantic firing range. PROBE CARRIER FIRE In the aftermath of the catastrophic blaze aboard the carrier “Constellation,” in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, in which 47 construction workers died, a Navy Court of Inquiry begins an investigation as clean-up operations begin. Scenes show the fire-gutted interior of the $275 million craft, and in interview with Secretary of the Navy William B. Franke, who disagrees with Fire Commissioner Cavanaugh’s criticism of the use of wooden scaffolding as a factor in the tragedy. KENNEDY CONFERS WITH CONGRESS LEADERS In Palm Beach, Fla., President-elect Kennedy confers with his running mate Senator Lyndon Johnson, Speaker of the House Same Rayburn, and the new Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield on strategy for putting Senator Kennedy’s legislative program through Congress. OPERA-GOING FASHIONS High styles for Grand Opera in Milan, Italy, where the important season of the year is the season of the La Scala opera. Milan’s most beautiful models show the most sumptuous creations of the fashion capital’s leading designers. TRAMPOLINE CHAMPIONS In Germany, where the trampoline is becoming a national sports craze, a contest for the national championship sends over two dozen acrobatic types twisting and twirling through the air in a show of skill and timing that has the crowd, and the cameraman, awhirl. MERRY CHRISTMAS

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library