1959SPACE EXPLORATION
MR-1 READY FOR LAUNCH AT CAPE CANAVERAL MERCURY PROJECT. MERCURY REDSTONE. MR-1 WAS SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED ON DEC. 19, 1961 AFTER SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL TRIES.
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VARIOUS SHOTS MR-1 UNMANNED MERCURY SPACE CRAFT, READY FOR LAUNCH ATOP MISSILE AT CAPE CANAVERAL.
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AERIAL VIEW OF MERCURY PLANT AT ST LOUIS. VARIOUS SHOTS OF SOME OF THE HUNDREDS OF WORKERS WORKING ON THE SPACE CRAFT AT THE PLANT.
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MONTAGE HUGE "REDSTONE" ROCKET BOOSTERS BEING MODIFIED AT PLANT IN HUNTSVILLE, ALA. "MR-1 BOOSTER WAS FABRICATED HERE".
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CU "ELECTRONIC BRAIN" BEING INSTALLED IN MR-1 BY TECHNICIAN
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MONTAGE VARIOUS SHOTS , TECHNICIANS INSPECTING AND TAGGING COMPONENTS OF THE REDSTONE BOOSTER IN LABS. "ALL PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN TO INSURE REOIABILITY".
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MERCURY SPACE CRAFT ARE ASSEMBLED IN A SUPER CLEAN "WHITE ROOM"AT THE MCDONNELL PLANT. "CLEANLINESS APPROACHES HOSPITAL OPERATING ROOM STANDARDS"
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MONTAGE TECHNICIANS WORK ON THE SOME 7 MILES OF WIRING. "ASSEMBLE BY HAND, AND THEN CHECK YOUR WORK"" .THERE WILL BE NO HUMAN PILOT ON THIS FLIGHT TO CORRECT MALFUNCTIONS".
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MONTAGE SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS DO A "COMPLETE FUNCTIONS" TEST
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"MR-1 SPACE CRAFT IS COMPLETE" 6FT. ACROSS ITS BASE AND 9FT. HIGH. PLANE FLIES THE COMPLETED MR-1 SPACE CRAFT TO MARSHALL'S SPACE FLIGHT CENTER, WHERE MORE TESTS ARE CONDUCTED.
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MR-1 IS ROLLED INTO HANGAR AT AIR FORCE BASE. MONTAGE TECHNICIANS DO MORE TESTING AND RE-CHECKING TO BE SURE IT HAS NOT BEEN DAMAGED IN MOVING.
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VARIOUS SHOTS MR-1 BOOSTER BEING MOVED TO LAUNCH PAD VIA TRUCK. MERCURY "REDSTONE ROCKET" IS 83 FT. TALL AND 70 INCHES IN DIAMETER. IT TO IS MOVED TO PAD.
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SPACE CRAFT IS TRUCKED TO THE SPACE PAD, LIFTED TO TOP OF REDSTONE ROCKET. ON NOV. 7, 1960 THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS. LESS THAN 1/2 HOUR BEFORE LAUNCH, THE MISSION WAS SCRUBBED DUE TO PROBLEMS. VOICE OVER EXPLAINS MISSIONS OBJECTIVES,
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ON NOV. 21, 1960 THE MR-1 WAS AGAIN RESCHEDULED FOR LAUNCH, AND COUNTDOWN BEGAN..
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RADAR DISH POINTED SKYWARD. VARIOUS SHOTS RECOVERY FORCES (WARSHIPS AT SEA) READY TO GO, AS COUNTDOWN NEARS ZERO/.
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LS "REDSTONE" IS FIRED, THEN SHUTS DOWN ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. ESCAPE TOWER FIRES, DRONE CHUTE FOLLOWED BY THE MAIN CHUTE AS PLANNED. ALL WORKED PERFECTLY, EXCEPT LIFT-OFF.
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LS DAMAGED BOOSTER BEING REMOVED FROM LAUNCH PAD TO BE REPAIRED.
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CARGO PLANE ARRIVES AT CAPE, WITH LANDS WITH A NEW REDSTONE BOOSTER ABOARD. TRUCK DRIVES OFF WITH IT.. AFTER PRE LAUNCH CHECK OUT IT IS AGAIN PLACED ON PAD.
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VARIOUS SHOTS SPACE CRAFT BEING HAULED TO LAUNCH PAD, LIFTED AND ATTACHED TO TOP OF REDSTONE..
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VARIOUS SHOTS DEC. 19TH , THE LAUNCH COUNTDOWN FOR MR-1 BEGINS VARIOUS SHOTS SHIPS, HELICOPTERS AT SEA AT RECOVERY AREA. TECHNICIANS AT THEIR DESKS AT MISSION CONTROL.
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MONTAGE VARIOUS SHOTS MEN AND PLANES ON AIRCRAFT CARRIER PREPARE FOR RECOVERY DOWN RANGE. HELICOPTERS TAKE OFF.
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LS MR-1 TAKES OFF SUCCESSFULLY. WHITE TRAIL OF SMOKE MARKS ITS PROGRESS AS IT PASSES THROUGH THE UPPER LEVEL OF THE ATMOSPHERE. THE COMPLETE FLIGHT TAKES 16 MINUTES.
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MONTAGE - VARIOUS SHOTS MR-1 BEING PICKED OUT OF THE OCEAN BY HELICOPTERS AND SUCCESSFULLY PLACED ON THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER DECK..
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MERCURY PROJECT DIRECTOR EXAMINES MR-1 AS IT ARRIVES BACK TO CAPE CANAVERAL.
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