1961SPACE EXPLORATION
FREEDOM 7. ROCKETS TAKING OFF MAY 5, 1961 - ALAN SHEPARD ENTERING ROCKET IN SPACESUIT. PROJECT MEMORY. SCIENTISTS. TESTING OF ROCKETS & SPACE EQUIPMENT. ASTRONAUT TRAINING. ZERO GRAVITY TRAINING. G-FORCE ENDURANCE TRAINING. AIRCRAFT FLYING. MISSION CONTROL. BUILDING OF SPACECRAFT. RECOVERY OF SPACE CAPSULE FROM OCEAN. MONKEYS IN SPACE TESTING. PHYSICAL CHECK-UP. HELICOPTERS. COUNTDOWN TO LIFT-OFF. SPECTATORS LOOKING UP AT ROCKET. SPACEVIEW OF EARTH.
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EARLY SHOT OF OUTER SPACE STARS AND GALAXIES
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MONTAGE OF EARLY CIRCA 1950'S-60'S ROCKETS AND SATELLITES
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THE FACTOR OF WEATHER IN SPACE LIFTOFFS - ROCKET BLASTS OFF WITH "WEATHER" SUPERIMPOSED OVER SCREEN
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COSMIC RADIATION AS ABOVE
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| 00:27:35 78.67 |
ROCKET LIFT OFF " EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD"
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| 00:28:06 109.67 |
ASTRONAUTS AT CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA NASA MAY 5 1961 ASTRONAUT ALAN SHEPARD IN SPACE SUIT BOARDS PROJECT MERCURY ROCKET FREEDOM 7
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ALAN SHEPARD MAKES STATEMENT BEFORE FLIGHT
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| 00:29:26 189.67 |
BLACKBOARD WITH SCIENTISTS LOOKING ON AS THEY GO OVER EQUATIONS
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RESEARCH AND TESTING OF ROCKETS AND SPACE SUITS - ASTRONAUT IN TRAINER CRAFT ( FILM JUMPS)
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| 00:30:38 262.67 |
ZERO GRAVITY TESTS MEN JUMPING AROUND WEIGHTLESS
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| 00:31:24 308.67 |
G FORCE TESTS SIMULATOR SPINS
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| 00:31:43 327.67 |
ASTRONAUT SPINS IN G FORCE SIMULATOR TRAINING
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| 00:32:09 353.67 |
ARMY JETS ON RUNWAY - ESCAPE AND SURVIVAL DRILLS WITH SPACECRAFT IN OCEAN - LIFTS ASTRONAUT WITH CABLE INTO HELICOPTER AT RESCUE
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PROJECT MERCURY REDSTONE TESTING, CONTROL ROOM , MACDONALD SPACE CRAFT PRODUCTION - ASSEMBLY OF EARLY MERCURY ROCKETS AND CAPSULES AT MACDONALD FACILITY
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| 00:34:03 466.67 |
TESTING FOR EARLY MANNED SPACE FLIGHTS - PARACHUTE FALLS TO GROUND WITH ROCKET CAPSULE
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ROCKET LAUNCHES ( LONG SHOTS IN COLOR )
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NAVAL RECOVERY OF SPACE CRAFTS - NAVAL DESTROYER IN OCEAN - HELICOPTER CARRIES SPACE CAPSULE TO NAVAL SHIP AFTER RETRIEVING FROM SEA
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MONKEY CHIMP ASTRONAUT AFTER SPACE FLIGHT
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SHOTS SHOWING PREPARATION OF MR-5 REDSTONE ROCKET SLOWLY RAISED ONTO LAUNCH PAD AND CHECKED
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| 00:36:43 627.67 |
ENGINEER TESTS INSTRUMENTS OF ROCKET
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| 00:37:44 688.67 |
PRESSURE CHAMBER USED TO TEST ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM - SPACE SUIT TESTED
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SPACE CAPSULE LIFTED SLOWLY ON TOP OF MERCURY REDSTONE ROCKET IN PREPARATION OF FLIGHT
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WS MERCURY CONTROL CENTER WITH LARGE VIDEO SCREEN
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AIRCRAFT CARRIER IS DISPATCHED FOR MERCURY 7 RETRIEVAL RECOVERY - PAN OF AIRCRAFT CARRIER MAY 1, 1961
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SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS AT MERCURY CONTROL CENTER GATHER AROUND CONSOLE IN PREPARATION OF MAY 1, 1961 MERCURY SEVEN FLIGHT
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MERCURY SEVEN - REDSTONE ROCKET IN PLACE FOR LAUNCH
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DOCTOR EXAMINES ASTRONAUT ALAN SHEPARD - CHECKS BLOOD PRESSURE , TEMPERATURE, CHECKS MOUTH WITH SWAB, CHECKS THYROID ,
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ENGINEER IN FRONT OF LARGE CONSOLE AT CONTROL CENTER
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CU ALAN SHEPARD IN HIS SPACE HELMET
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ASTRONAUT ALAN SHEPARD APPROACHES SPACE CRAFT AND BOARDS IT FOR MERCURY 7 MISSION MAY 5, 1961
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| 00:46:14 1197.67 |
MERCURY SEVEN JUST BEFORE LAUNCH - SMOKE BILLOWS OUT FROM UNDER ROCKET JUST BEFORE FINAL LAUNCH COUNTDOWN
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CU CONTROL TOWER
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RECOVERY FORCE HELICOPTERS ON DECK OF AIRCRAFT CARRIER LIFT OFF, CREW MEMBERS RUSH ABOUT ON DECK AS HELICOPTER LIFTS OFF
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CU OF ASTRONAUT ALAN SHEPARD SPEAKING TO CONTROL CENTER JUST BEFORE LIFTOFF
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30 SECOND COUNTDOWN
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FINAL TEN SECOND COUNTDOWN AND WS OF MERCURY SEVEN LIFT OFF - CUTAWAY TO ASTRONAUT IN SPACE CRAFT AND CONTROL CENTER AND ROCKET
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SECOND BY SECOND AUDIO AND VIDEO OF ASTRONAUT JUST AFTER LIFT OFF
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HELICOPTERS CARRYING MERCURY SEVEN CAPSULE IMMEDIATELY AFTER RECOVERY - CARRYING IT TO RECOVERY SHIP
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ALAN SHEPHARD WALKS ON DECK AFTER RECOVERY
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