1988SPACE EXPLORATION
INTERVIEWS WITH SCIENCE FICTION WRITERS AND OTHERS TO GAIN SUPPORT FOR NASA IN THE WAKE OF THE CHALLENGER DISASTER
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LOGO FOR CONNECTICUT PUBLIC TELEVISION
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UNITED TECHNOLOGIES PROMO
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OPENING TO STAR TREK TELEVISION SHOW, NARRATOR SPEAKS OVER IT
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GENE RODDENBERRY TALKS ABOUT SPACE EXPLORATION, MODEL OF STARSHIP ENTERPRISE
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STAR TREK SHOW OPENER
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CU OF TV WITH SHUTTLE ROCKET EXPLOSION, AERIAL OF SPACE CENTER IN HOUSTON
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TALKING HEAD ON TV, NASA NEWS ITEM ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH SPACE PROGRAM
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MAN IN SUIT WITH BRIEF CASE ENTERS NASA HEADQUARTERS BUILDING
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MEN IN NASA OFFICE TALKING
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JESCO VON PUTTKAMER WALKS AROUND AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM AND TALKS ABOUTS HIS MEMORIES, CUT TO MS AND CU
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REAR VIEW OF VON PUTTKAMER ON BALCONY LOOKING DOWN AT LUNAR MODULE
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HISTORIC CLIP OF JFK TALKING ABOUT THE DIFFICULT COMMITTMENT TO THE SPACE MISSION
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HISTORIC FOOTAGE FROM THE SPACE COMMAND CENTER
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OVERHEAD VIEW OF THE LUNAR MODULE, PULL BACK TO VON PUTTKAMER AND TITLE CARD: SPACE WORKER
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JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, BILL THORNTON WALKS ACROSS CAMPUS AND INTERS BUILDING
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TITLE CARD: STUCK ON THE GROUND
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ASTRONAUT BILL THORNTON PUTS ON BLUE JUMP SUIT
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MS OF BILL THRONTON TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE IN SPACE
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CU OF A KC-135 PLANE, ZOOM OUT TO FS
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ASTRONAUTS BILL THRONTON AND MAE JEMISON WALK OUT TO PLANE ON RUNWAY
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THRONTON AND JEMISON APPROACH ON TARMAC, PLANE AND CLIMB INTO IT, SPACE CENTER
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BILL THORNTON TALK ABOUT THE NEED FOR THE U.S. TO HAVE A PRESENCE IN SPACE
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THORNTON AND JEMISON WALK THROUGH PLANE'S BARE INTERIOR AND STOP AT PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, CUT TO CU
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CU OF PLANE TAXIING, SPACE CENTER
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MS OF JEMISON AND THORNTON TALKING ABOUT EXERCISE MACHINE, PARABULA
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EXERCISE MACHINE TESTED IN WEIGHTLESSNESS IN PLANE'S BELLY, THORNTON PULLS ON AB MACHINE, MAE JEMISON FLOATS AROUND
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ASTRONAUT BILL THORNTON TALKS ABOUT TESTING IN WEIGHTLESSNESS
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ASTRONAUTS AT WORK
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SOVIET SPACE CENTER, MIR, CUT TO VIDEO OF RUSSIAN ASTRONAUTS IN SPACE CENTER
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MS OF YURI ROMANANKOV SPEAKING IN RUSSIAN TO REPORTERS, IN SPACE SUIT, AFTER MISSION,
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MS OF BILL THORNTON, MAE JEMISON LOOKS ON
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KC-135 TAKES OFF, THE VOMIT COMET IS THE NICKNAME
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KC-135 INTERIOR WITH ASTRONAUTS
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BILL THORNTON IN HIS UNDERWEAR WITH MAE JEMISON AND ANOTHER WORK ON PIECE ON EQUIPMENT ON FLOOR OF EMPTY PLANE
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KC-135 IN FLIGHT, DIVING IN BLUE SKY, CUT TO INT AND MS OF THORNTON
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KC-135 RISING IN BLUE SKY, CUT TO INTERIOR
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THORNTON AT EXERCISE MACHINE IN PLANE, USING AB MACHINE WITH PULLCORD
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THORNTON AND JEMISON LEAVE PLANE
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SKY LAB
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ASTRONAUTS DAILY ROUTINE IN SKYLAB, STRAPPING THEMSELVES IN AND OUT OF EQUIPMENT, GATHERING DATA
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BILL THORNTON AND MAE JEMISON LOOKING AT PIECE OF EQUIPMENT FROM SKYLAB
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CU OF THORNTON TALKING ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF EXERCISE IN SPACE
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NASA ENGINEER, GENTRY LEE, WALKS TO WORK, ENTERS SPACE CENTER, PAN TO SIGN FOR SPACECRAFT ASSEMBLY AREA
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ENGINEER LOOKS THROUGH WINDOW TO ASSEMBLY AREA OF GALILEO, JUPITER SPACE CRAFT
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COMPUTER SCREEN WITH ORBITING LINES, PROMOTIONAL FILM FOR THE GALILEO PROJECT
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GENTRY LEE TALKS ABOUT THE GALILEO CRAFT BEING POSTPONED AND PUT ON HOLD WITH CHALLENGER, CUT TO SPACECRAFT
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DR. JOHN LOGSDON OF THE SPACE POLICY INSTITUTE TALKS ABOUT THE NEGATIVES OF DELAYS TO LAUNCHES
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ENGINEERS AT WORK, CUT TO GENTRY LEE TALKING ABOUT THE SHUTTLE TRAGEDY, GALILEO WILL NOW TRAVEL TO VENUS FIRST AND THEN JUPITER, DELAYS AND MORE DELAYS
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PAN OF SPACE CENTER WORK AREA FROM GLASSED BALCONY
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SPACE ENGINEERS AT WORK, WEARING WHITE COVERALLS AND HATS
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GENTRY LEE TALKS ABOUT HIS COLLEAGUES MANY OF WHOM ARE GONE, DEEP PERSONAL TRAGEDY
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ANIMATED ILLUSTRATION OF VIKING MISSION TO MARS
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NASA ENGINEERS DURING THE 1970S AND VIKING MISSION LOOKING AT MONITORS, WEARING HEADSETS
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ANIMATED ILLUSTRATION OF VIKING LANDING ON MARS
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CHEERS FROM COMMAND CENTER, 1970S
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NASA ENGINEERS AT WORK DISCUSSING PROJECT IN AN OFFICE
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GENTRY LEE MS, TALKING ABOUT SHUTTLE THE UNCERTAINTIES IN THE SPACE PROGRAM, CLOSE TO ANGRY
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WASHINGTON DC, POLITICOS TALKING ABOUT FUNDING IN THE HALLS OF CONGRESS, DEAL-MAKING, ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE SPACE CENTER, FLORIDA CONGRESSMAN BILL NELSON AND STOFAN GET INTO ELEVATOR AND TALK
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TITLE CARD: CAUGHT IN THE MACHINERY
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NASA ENGINEER STOFAN AND CONGRESSMAN BILL NELSON ON ESCALATOR TALKING MONEY, CUT TO UNDERGROUND SHUTTLE WITH MEMBERS ONLY SIGN
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POV MOVING CAR OF THE CAPITOL IN WASHINGTON DC
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CONGRESSMEN AND WOMEN ON THE STREETS OF WASHINGTON DC
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NASA ENGINEER STOFAN CROSSES STREET IN FRONT OF THE CAPITOL
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MS OF STOFAN TALKING ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCE, AND THE NEED FOR MAN TO EXPLORE SPACE
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CONGRESSMAN BILL NELSON TALKS TO COMMITTE ABOUT THE SOVIET SPACE CENTER MIR BEING VISIBLE IN THE SKY, CUT TO MR. STOFAN LISTENING
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MONTAGE OF CONGRESSIONAL HEARING
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MR. STOFAN OF NASA ADDRESSES HEARING, TRYING TO GET FUNDING
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STOFAN TAKES OATH, BEING SWORN IN AT NASA
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STOFAN CU, TALKS ABOUT SAVING THE PROGRAM
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STOFAN AND CO-WORKERS TALK ABOUT STRATEGY FOR HEARING, HOW TO ANSWER THE INCREASES IN COST
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SPACE INDUSTRY ADVISOR, DR. JOHN LOGSDON, MS, TALKING ABOUT THE DIFFICULTY TO RECIEVING FEDERAL MONEY
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DR. JERRY GREY, TALKS ABOUT NASA BUDGETARY DECISIONS MADE BY CONGRESS, LONG TERM VISION IS IMPORTANT
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STOFAN AND OTHERS WAITING FOR ELEVATOR, DIFFICULTIES OF LOBBYING
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ANDY STOFAN AT HEARING, CUT TO LEGISLATORS, POLITICS IN WASHINGTON DC,
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MS OF ANDY STOFAN GAZING OUT WINDOW AT THE CAPITOL BUILDING IN THE DISTANCE, NARRATOR SAYS THE CONGRESS ONLY GAVE NASA 20 % OF ITS BUDGET AND STOFAN RETIRED FROM NASA
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LS OF CAPITOL BUILDING
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GWENA MISSETTI APPROACHES PEOPLE AND HANDS OUT BROCHURES ABOUT THE SPACE INDUSTRY, DRUMMING UP SUPPORT
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CU OF GWENA MISSETTI TALKING PASSIONATELY ABOUT THE CIVILIAN SPACE PROGRAM AND COMPARING IT TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT OF THE 1960S
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HIGH ANGLE OF SPACE LOBBYIST IN SMALL OFFICE, SMALL STAFF WORKING
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MS OF GWENA MISSETTI TALKING ABOUT THE LOW PRIORITY OF NASA IN FEDERAL BUDGET
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GWENA MISSETTI EXITS THE NATIONAL SPACE SOCIETY BUILDING, SMALL BROWNSTONE
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MISSETTI MS, TALKING HEAD, LOBBYIST, ENJOYS WORKING WITH CONGRESS AND THE SPACE PROGRAM
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MISSETTI ENTERS OFFICE, SHAKES HANDS, MEETING WITH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
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MS OF WOMAN, MARCIA SMITH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL COMMISION OF SPACE, TALKS ABOUT THE PUBLIC AND FUNDING
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DR. JOHN LOGSDON TALKING ABOUT THE PUBLIC ATTITUDE TOWARDS SPACE
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MISSETTI GIVING INSTRUCTIONS TO WOMEN, TALKING ABOUT THE SPACE PROGRAM OUTSIDE TO VISITORS, HANDING OUT BROCHURES
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GWENA MISSETTI, MS, TALKING ABOUT THE CHALLENGER SHUTTLE DISASTER
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PARK RIVER NORTH DAKOTA, SMALL TOWN STREET, INTERVIEW WITH DAVID WEBB OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA, ON THE SIDEWALK, TALKING ABOUT THE SPACE PROGRAM
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DAVID WEBB ENTERS SMALL TOWN DINER, RESTAURANT, COFFEE SHOP, INTRODUCES HIMSELF TO THE LOCALS
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LOCAL MAN ASKS QUESTION ABOUT THE VALUE FOR THE MONEY IN THE SPACE PROGRAM
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LOCALS IN RESTAURANT LISTEN TO COLLEGE PROFESSOR TALK ABOUT SPACE PROGRAM, PREDICTING DOOMSDAY WITH THE SOVIETS IN SPACE
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DAVID WEBB DRIVING CAR IN NORTH DAKOTA, POV PASSENGER, CUT TO ECU AND PASSING TOWNS
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DAVID WEBB TALKING TO AUDIENCE IN SMALL TOWN AMERICA, GIVES THE POWER FOR FUNDING TO THE LOCALS
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LOCAL SMALL TOWN WOMAN QUESTIONS THE NEED FOR THE SPACE PROGRAM WHEN THEIR ARE PEOPLE ON EARTH THAT NEED HELP
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DAVID WEBB COUNTERS THAT THE MONEY SPENT ON THE SPACE PROGRAM IS SPEND ON EARTH, CUT TO LOCALS LISTENING
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DAVID WEBB WALKING ACROSS CAMPUS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
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DAVID WEBB LECTURING IN LARGE LECTURE HALL AT UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA, CUT TO INTERESTED COLLEGE STUDENTS IN STRIPED POLOS
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MAN TALKS TO CLASS OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, 1980S FASHIONS, BLACK GIRL DOES NOT WANT TO GO INTO SPACE
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HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ENTER CAMPUS, HALLWAY SHOWCASES WITH TROPHIES
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VISITING ASTRONAUT, DAVE ZARIN, GREETS TEACHERS AND SHAKES HANDS, TRYING TO BUILD UP ENTHUIASM FOR THE SPACE PROGRAM IN THE SCHOOLS, SPOKESMAN
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DAVE ZARIN AT PODIUM TALKING, AMERICAN FLAG BUNTING HANGS IN BACK, PATRIOTIC, INTRODUCES CHRISTA MCAULIFFE, CUT TO AUDIENCE
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CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ADDRESSING AUDIENCE
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DAVE ZARIN TALKS ABOUT CHRISTA MCAULIFFE AND THE CHALLENGER
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HIGH ANGLE OF DAVE ZARIN TALKING TO SCIENCE TEACHERS, PROMOTING THE SPACE PROGRAM, PAN TO CONCERNED TEACHER
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MULTI-ETHNIC TEENS ENTER SCIENCE CLASSROOM, HIGH SCHOOL
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WHITE ASTRONAUT WALKS TO FRONT OF CLASSROOM IN NASA COVERALL
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CU, PAN OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS LISTENING
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ASTRONAUT ADDRESSES HIGH SCHOOL CLASS, ASKS THEM ABOUT SCIENCE AND MATH, GIRL SAYS SHE CANNOT STAND THEM
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MS OF ASTRONAUT
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BLACK GIRL TALKS ABOUT LIKING EARTH SCIENCE BUT NOT TRIG AND ALGEBRA
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ASTRONAUT TALKS ABOUT THE INTEREST IN THE SCIENCES IN ASIA AND EUROPE, BETTER TEST SCORES, GIRL RESPONDS
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ASTRONAUT, DAVE ZARIN, TALKS ABOUT THE INSPIRATION OF JOHN KENNEDY AND THE SPACE PROGRAM OF THE 1960S
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HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT QUESTIONS WHETHER THE SPACE PROGRAM IS WORTH THE DANGER OF HAVING PEOPLE DYING, QUICK PAN TO ASTRONAUT RESPONDING
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DAVE ZARIN CU, TALKS ABOUT HIS JOB IN THE CLASSROOMS
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PEOPLE AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER WAITING TO VIEW LAUNCH
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CU OF ROCKET LAUNCH IN 1981, COUNTDOWN, SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA, CUT TO LONG SHOT
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CHEERING CROWDS, SHIRTLESS TEEN YELLS "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA"
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APPLAUSE IN THE COMMAND CENTER
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SPACE SHUTTLE SHOOTING STRAIGHT UP
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CHEERING AMERICANS WITH CAMERAS
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CREW OF THE SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER WALKS TOWARD CAMERA, SMILING, ENTER SILVER SHUTTLE BUS
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MEN AT WORK AT COMMAND CENTER, CAPCOM, ZOOM IN ON MAN WITH HEADSET TALKING TO THE CHALLENGER CREW
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MEN AT WORK AT COMMAND CENTER, CAPCOM SIGN
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OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT OF MONITOR IN COMMAND CENTER AS CHALLENGER TAKES OFF
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STAFF IN COMMAND CENTER AS THEY REALIZE THE EXPLOSION OF THE SHUTTLE HAD OCCURED, LOTS OF SUBTLE CHANGES OF EXPRESSION, NARRATOR TALKS ABOUT THE INNOCENCE BEING GONE
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JESCO VON PUTTKAMER CU, TALKING ABOUT THE CHALLENGER
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VON PUTTKAMER AT CEMETERY, VISITS MEMORIAL TO THE ASTRONAUTS OF THE CHALLENGER, ZOOM IN ON MEMORIAL
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JESCO VON PUTTKAMER TALKS ABOUT THE LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE CHALLENGER
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CREW OF THE CHALLENGER WALKING TO THEIR DEATHS
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MARCIA SMITH TALKS ABOUT THE PERCEPTION THAT NASA MADE A MISTAKE WHICH SHATTERED THE PUBLIC'S THOUGHTS ON THE SPACE PROGRAM
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SPACE SHIP TAKES OFF
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FRANK WHITE, AUTHOR, TALKS ABOUT THE LACK OF PURPOSE IN THE SPACE PROGRAM
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CLIP OF NEIL ARMSTRONG STEPPING ON THE MOON AND HIS FAMOUS LINES
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DR. JOHN LOGSDON TALKS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SPACE CENTER
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SOVIET COSMONAUT SPEAKS RUSSIAN
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DAVID WEBB TALKING ABOUT SUCCESS OF THE SOVIET AND JAPANESE SPACE PROGRAMS BECAUSE OF THE PLANNING
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| 01:53:01 3180.98 |
GENTRY LEE LOOKS OUT OVER NASA WORK AREA FROM VISITORS BALCONY
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| 01:53:07 3187.81 |
MS OF GENTRY LEE TALKING ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SPACE PROGRAM TO OUR CHILDREN
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| 01:53:41 3221.04 |
SPACE SHUTTLES TAKING OFF, AT NIGHT
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JESCO VON PUTTKAMER, CU, QUESTIONS THE WISDOM OF NOT FUNDING THE SPACE PROGRAM
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| 01:54:27 3267.43 |
BILL THORNTON AND MAE JEMISON IN KC-135 PLANE, TESTING EXERCISE EQUIPMENT
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WRAP UP, BLANK
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CREDITS, VIDEO BREAKS UP
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