"Chimponaut" Flight Marks Week of Rocket Triumphs for United States (Universal Newsreel, Feb 1961)

Description

The original release sheet reads: "CHIMPONAUT" FLIGHT MARKS WEEK OF ROCKET TRIUMPHS FOR UNITED STATES A week of outstanding triumphs in Space, including the launching of a "SAMOS" spy satellite and a "MINUTEMAN" missile, is highlighted by the successful flight of the Space-Chimp "HAM", pioneering the Project Mercury man-in-space survival capsule. LONE STAR STATE HAILS "TOMBOY AND THE CHAMP" U-I's new release, "TOMBOY AND THE CHAMP", filmed in Texas, has a gala premiere in Houston, marked by a motorcade from the town of Kathy, where the movie was filmed in large part, and an all-out civic celebration in Houston. SPORTS TOP EUROPEAN SKI BIRDS COMPETE At Negeve, France, Europe's top Alpine Skiers compete on one of the Continent's most challenging downhill courses. Winner of the hotly contested match is French Olympic star Guy Perrilat .

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library