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1968SPACE EXPLORATION
JANUARY 22, 1968 - UNMANNED. FOLLOWS THE SUCCESSFUL TESTING OF THE LUNAR MODULE, THE SPACECRAFT IN WHICH MAN WILL MAKE HIS FIRST LANDING ON THE MOON. TRACKING STATIONS AROUND THE WORLD TRACK ITS POSITION WITH PINPOINT ACCURACY AS THE MISSION CONTROL ENGINEERS TEST THE MANY SYSTEMS ON BOARD. LUNAR MODULE 1 - NOT DESIGNED TO RETURN TO EARTH - TUMBLES ON THRU SPACE UNTIL DESTROYED BY THE ATMOSPHERE OF THE EARTH ON WHICH IT WAS CREATED. GREAT COLOR FOOTAGE OF ROCKET READY FOR TAKE OFF. MAN LOOKING THRU PERISCOPE. LAUNCH PAD AT NIGHT. GOOD MISSION CONTROL TESTING MODULE OUTSIDE. ANIMATION OF MISSIOIN. GREAT SLO MOTION FOOTAGE FROM ABOVE OF ROCKET TAKING OFF. HIGH TECH RADAR DEVICES. WILLIAM ANDERS THE ASTRONAUT. MEN WEARING HEADSETS. ASTRONAUT FRANK BORMAN. ALL FROM MISSION CONTROL. SHAKING HANDS. HANDING OUT CIGARS. CONGRATULATING.

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NASA LOGO, TITLE CARD
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APOLLO 5 ON LAUNCH PAD
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LOW ANGLE SHOTS OF APOLLO 5, UNMANNED CRAFT, ON LAUNCH PAD
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VERTICAL PAN OF APOLLO 5 ON LAUNCH PAD
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HIGH ANGLE SHOT OF MISSION CONTROL, MEN AT WORK AT MONITORS, KENNEDY SPACE CENTER
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VIEWS OF VARIOUS SPACE CENTERS
00:31:12 59.15 thumbnail
VIEW THROUGH CHAIN LINK FENCE OF ROCKET ON PAD
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LOW ANGLE SHOT OF ROCKET, MEN ON LAUNCHING PAD
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CLIP OF MISSION CONTROL INT, MEN AT WORK, HOUSTON SPACE CENTER
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ASTRONAUTS JIM MCDIVITT, RUSTY SCHWEICHART, MS
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ASTRONAUTS FRANK GORMAN AND BILL ANDERS
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ENGINEERS LOOKS AT DATA
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MISSION CONTROL
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TITLE CARD: THE APOLLO 5 MISSION
00:32:30 137.74 thumbnail
MEN AT WORK IN MISSION CONTROL
00:32:46 153.32 thumbnail
TITLE CARD AND VOICE OF FRANK BORMAN, SUPERIMPOSED OVER CLIPS OF MISSION CONTROL
00:32:59 166.73 thumbnail
MAN WEARING HAWAIIAN SHIRT AT CONTROL PANEL
00:33:04 171.65 thumbnail
ASIAN MAN WITH HEADSET
00:33:06 173.64 thumbnail
MAN WORKING CONTROLS AND WRITING DOWN DATA
00:33:14 181.23 thumbnail
LUNAR MODULE, TITLE CARD: WILLIAM ANDERS, VOICE OF ANDERS DESCRIBING MODULE
00:33:31 198.67 thumbnail
TEST LANDING OF LUNAR MODULE IN WINTER
00:33:49 216.9 thumbnail
ANIMATED GRAPHIC OF LUNAR MODULE BLAST OFF
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LUNAR MODULE, TITLE CARD: FRANK BORMAN, VOICE OF BORMAN DESCRIBING MODULE
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LUNAR MODULE, NARRATOR DESCRIBES MODULE
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CAMERA ZOOMS OUT FROM EARTH SEASCAPE AT SUNRISE
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LUNAR MODULE BEING TESTED ON EARTH
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LUNAR MODULE TEST SITE, MAN MADE VACUUM
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INT OF MAN MADE VACUUM TEST SITE, MEN WEARING HARDHATS AT WORK, "GIGANTIC VACUUM CHAMBERS"
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LUNAR MODULE ROTATING IN CHAMBER
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CONTROL CENTER, MEN AT MONITORS
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ECU OF MAN WITH HEADSET, CUTS TO MEN PUSHING LIT BUTTONS
00:35:27 314.37 thumbnail
CONTROL CENTER, MEN AT WORK
00:35:40 327.56 thumbnail
TITLE CARD: FRANK BORMAN, VOICE OF BORMAN SUPERIMPOSED OVER CLIPS OF COMMAND CENTER
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FRANK BORMAN IN CONTROL CENTER, SMOKING CIGARETTE
00:36:11 358.07 thumbnail
ROCKET AT LAUNCH PAD, COUNTDOWN, CUTS TO MISSION CONTROL, MAN AT PERISCOPE
00:36:23 370.61 thumbnail
GREAT SHOT OF BLAST OFF, POV ABOVE ROCKET
00:36:47 394.23 thumbnail
MEN WATCHING BLAST OFF IN COMMAND CENTER
00:37:07 414.51 thumbnail
ANIMATED GRAPHIC OF ROCKET IN ORBIT OVER EARTH
00:37:12 419.72 thumbnail
MAN'S ARM REACHES OUT TO PUSH BUTTONS ON CONTROL PAEL
00:37:15 422.28 thumbnail
CLIPS OF ENGINEERS AND TECHNICIANS WORKING IN MISSION CONTROL
00:37:24 431.8 thumbnail
ANIMATED GRAPHIC OF ROCKET
00:37:32 439.93 thumbnail
CLIPS OF ENGINEERS AND TECHNICIANS WORKING IN MISSION CONTROL
00:37:40 447.44 thumbnail
ANIMATED GRAPHIC OF LUNAR MODULE OF SEPARATING FROM ROCKET
00:37:52 459.39 thumbnail
RADAR EQUIPMENT, MEN AT WORK TALKING INTO HEADSETS
00:38:10 477.06 thumbnail
TITLE CARD: WILLAM ANDERS, VOICE OF ANDERS DESCRIBING MISSION, SUPERIMPOSED OVER CLIPS OF MISSION CONTROL
00:38:29 496 thumbnail
HUGE RADAR DISH AT NIGHT
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ENGINEERS AT WORK, CONTROL PANELS WITH FLASHING LIGHTS
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ANIMATED GRAPHIC OF LUNAR MODULE IN ORBIT
00:38:52 519.53 thumbnail
HUGE RADAR DISH IN AUSTRALIA, MEN AND WOMAN AT WORK TRACKING MODULE IN AUSTRALIA
00:39:03 530.88 thumbnail
CLIPS OF MEN AT WORK IN COMMAND CENTERS, CUTS TO CLOSE UPS OF MEN AND PANELS
00:39:25 552.2 thumbnail
MEN LOOK NERVOUS, SMOKING CIGARETTES AND TALK IN SMALL GROUP
00:39:28 555.09 thumbnail
CLIPS OF COMMAND CENTER
00:39:44 571.65 thumbnail
TITLE CARD: ASTRONAUT WILLIAM ANDERS, VOICE OF ANDERS DESCRIBING MAN VERSUS COMPUTERS
00:40:03 590.67 thumbnail
NARRATOR TALKS ABOUT MISSION CONTROL'S PROBLEMS, CLIPS OF MISSION CONTROL ENGINEERS AT WORK
00:40:41 628.51 thumbnail
LARGE SCREEN WITH ORBITS AND EARTH MAP
00:40:49 636 thumbnail
ANIMATED GRAPHIC OF LUNAR MODULE AND ASTRONAUT, VOICE OF FRANK GORMAN
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MEN WORKING IN MISSION CONTROL
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ANIMATED GRAPHIC OF LUNAR MODULE
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CU OF ENGINEERS AT WORK, MISSION CONTROL
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MISSION CONTROL, MEN AT WORK
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ANIMATED GRAPHIC OF LUNAR MODULE SEPARATING
00:42:20 727.6 thumbnail
MEN WORKING, MISSION CONTROL, "THE BURN IS GOOD"
00:42:36 743.75 thumbnail
COMPUTER MONITORS, 1960S, FLASHING DATA
00:42:41 748.14 thumbnail
ENGINEERS WITH HEADSETS LOOK AT SCREENS
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ANIMATED GRAPHIC OF MODULE OVER EARTH
00:42:55 762.07 thumbnail
CU OF RADAR DISH
00:42:58 765.81 thumbnail
CONTROL CENTER IN HAWAII, MEN WEARING HAWAIIAN SHIRTS
00:43:13 780.57 thumbnail
CU OF FRANK GORMAN
00:43:16 783.41 thumbnail
CLIPS OF MISSION CONTROL
00:43:29 796.66 thumbnail
ANIMATED GRAPHIC
00:43:42 809.9 thumbnail
MISSION CONTROL
00:44:00 827.69 thumbnail
CANBERRA COMMUNICATIONS CENTER, AUSTRALIA
00:44:15 842.79 thumbnail
MISSION CONTROL, FLIGHT TEAM
00:44:31 858.35 thumbnail
LARGE SCREEN TRACKING LUNAR MODULE
00:44:48 875.08 thumbnail
FLIGHT TEAM AT WORK, MEN WRITING DOWN DATA, MISSION CONTROL
00:45:28 915.84 thumbnail
CLIPS OF ENGINEERS AFTER FLIGHT, SHAKING HANDS, AT EASE, SMOKING CIGARS, MISSION CONTROL
00:46:00 947.11 thumbnail
ANIMATED GRAPHIC OF LUNAR MODULE
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ENGINEER GRAPHING DATA
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MISSION CONTROL, SMILING MAN
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CREDITS AND NASA LOGO, 1960S
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