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Reel Begins
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01:00:20 20.07 |
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Film opener. Pan a rendering of the McDonnell Douglas aerospace campus, including corporate signage and logo
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01:01:09 69.82 |
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McDonnell Douglas industrial film introduction
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01:01:18 78.11 |
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Delta (rocket launcher) segment begins. "Delta" in giant letters fills the screen with animated shots of the rocket launchers within each letter.
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01:01:32 92.44 |
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Information on the Delta rocket scrolls up
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01:01:45 105.23 |
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Depictions of the various rocket launchers (demonstrations)
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01:02:00 120.58 |
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Int. of the manufacturing plan with depiction of a rocket launcher being manufactured
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01:02:07 127.01 |
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CU male worker wearing a transparent face shield works on launcher equipment
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01:02:07 127.72 |
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Pan in two workers standing within the rocket launcher talking. Man wearing "Delta II Launch Team" t-shirt
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01:02:16 136.48 |
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Female plant worker turns, looks back and smiles as she works on large piece of machinery
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01:02:19 139.18 |
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WS view of the impressive interior of McDonnell Douglas aerospace factory. Workers are seen on the plant floor
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01:02:23 143.66 |
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CU of a button attached to a worker's denim jacket reads "All Aboooard! TQM - Team Quality Management", pan out reveals a happy smiling young female employee posing for the camera
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01:02:29 149.42 |
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Next segment begins - film of rocket launches in two small boxes along side success rate statistics
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01:02:35 155.36 |
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Int. executives meeting in conference room. Two gentlemen seated at conference table with open notebooks in front of them shake hands as others look on.
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01:02:39 159.65 |
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Animated film of first U. S. commercial Delta launch
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01:02:43 163.88 |
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Live shot of rocket on launch pad
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01:02:46 166.17 |
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Room of engineers at (computer) command controls. Large screens on the wall above.
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01:02:50 170.91 |
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CU finger presses "Launcher" button (in control room)
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01:02:51 171.27 |
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Rocket takes off from launch pad heading straight up in a burst of flames and smoke
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01:02:55 175.4 |
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CU on rocket heads as it rises up
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01:02:57 177.06 |
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Var shots of rocket launch, onlookers in bleachers looking up with binoculars, rocket in the dark sky peeling off its outer core in a trail of fire
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01:03:10 190.03 |
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Next segment begins. Large factory doors slide open. Film introduces "HEDI" in large letters.
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01:03:23 203.17 |
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Explanation of the HEDI missile system scrolls up on dark screen.,
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01:03:39 219.65 |
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Animated rendering and demonstration of the U.S. Army HEDI missile as it launches from a desert like area into the atmosphere.
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01:03:54 234.16 |
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Blueprint of the Hedi Missile system scrolls open. Presentation (appears to be a Power Point demo) of each phase of the launch.
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01:04:30 270.37 |
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WS rendering of the U.S. Army HEDI missile on launch pad.
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01:04:33 273.1 |
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Live footage int. engineer seated at computer, pointing to the screen
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01:04:36 276.32 |
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Large sign on chain link fence "HEDI a McDonnell Douglas Hughes Aerojet - LC 37 Launch Control Center
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01:04:38 278.12 |
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Int. Engineers with headsets at computer controls. A countdown is heard.
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01:04:39 279.59 |
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Cutaway to HEDI on launch pad. Var shots before actual launch. Countdown continues. CU Engineers with headsets, American flag blowing in the wind against blue sky, rocket on launch pad, finger on launch button.
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01:04:44 284.93 |
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Var. missile launch shots. HEDI takes off from launch pad, fiery smoke, is barely seen in sky except for a trail of white smoke
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01:05:03 303.9 |
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Next segment opens. Introduction of "The Payload Fairing Program".
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01:05:16 316.41 |
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"A Tradition of Excellence" in large letters against dark bkgd.
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01:05:19 319.57 |
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Industry geared promotional information about McDonnell Douglas design and production of "payload fairings" scrolls up.
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01:05:33 333.84 |
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An animated presentation of McDonnell Douglas' payload fairings protection system.
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01:05:46 346.35 |
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Live footage of plant workers. Large banner in the plant reads, "Do it Right The First Time:
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01:05:53 353.52 |
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Var. shots McDonnell Douglas engineers at work in the factory - they are seen reading plans and working up on a platform or risers in the factory, driving forklifts and working on equipment
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01:06:17 377.9 |
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Fairing scoreboard statistics
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01:06:22 382.7 |
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CU American Flag and fade to blur bkgd. African American worker with head set using drill, flag in bkgd.
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01:06:26 386.91 |
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Shots McDonnell Douglas workers in the factory, manager talking with visitors, and pan up the gigantic rocket launcher inside the plant.
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01:06:41 401.8 |
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Fade to dark.
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01:06:42 402.24 |
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Montage - missile on launch pad, technicians with headsets at command center, CU military space engineer talking on headset, int. shots of the rocket, map of the United States.
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01:06:50 410.47 |
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CU countdown to launch. Rocket is launched from pad heading straight up, smoke and flames billowing out as it rises.
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01:06:58 418.94 |
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Great shot of rocket rising into the nighttime sky,
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01:07:02 422.91 |
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ELS rocket in the distance on launch pad, smoke billowing as it rises and flies up into the sky.
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01:07:18 438.34 |
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blank
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01:07:21 441.44 |
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Next segment covering McDonnell Douglas future plans.
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01:07:26 446.15 |
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Presentation frames one by one with detailed future projects
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01:07:37 457.72 |
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McDonnell Douglas glass building, presentation of future plans continuing, detailed frames come in close one by one
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01:07:58 478.95 |
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Rendering of SpaceLab. Z'in top floor McDonnell Douglas headquarters with American flag flying on roof
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01:08:26 506.54 |
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Space Station Freedom segment. Description of plans for a space station and MDSSC's vision of the future scroll up
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01:08:46 526.48 |
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Montage astronauts. Worker helps astronauts make adjustments to their space suits, CU as smiling astronaut adjusts helmet and headset
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01:09:04 544.53 |
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Var. clips workers at McDonnell Douglas, working on equipment, shots of space station.
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01:09:29 569.77 |
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Ext. McDonnell Douglas Underwater Test Facility
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01:09:40 580.85 |
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Interior various shots of the underwater testing facility. Man and diving into pool with scuba gear, astronauts floating around a submerged space capsule in space suits, getting the feel for floating in space as men in scuba gear monitor and supervise.
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01:10:21 621.98 |
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01:10:22 622.83 |
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Montage McDonnell Douglas school children experience - kids file out of interior of space capsule demo within McDonnell Douglas plant, little girl tries on astronaut clear helmet, other kids trying on helmets and astronaut gloves and equipment.
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01:10:54 654.79 |
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Blank
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01:10:58 658.58 |
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End of presentation. Space station graphic, MDSSC logo and credits.
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01:12:26 746.18 |
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End reel.
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