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BLAST OFF BY THE BOYS
The boys of Wednesfield Grammar School have built a solid fuel rocket, twenty four and a half inches long, weighing eleven and a quarter pounds. It reached a height of over two thousand feet, at a speed of 450 miles an hour. Disclaimer:...
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SCIENTIFIC OUTLOOK
In The United States, experiments are being made in preparation for the launching of the first ""Satellite"". Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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HEAVYWEIGHT SPACE LIFT
Standing a hundred and sixty four feet high, - just short of Nelson's Column. It weighs five hundred and sixty tons - as much as a small cargo ship. It's the Saturn One rocket that's just put an eighteen ton satellite into orbit. The...
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TRANS-ATLANTIC NEWS
BRITISH COLUMBIA FLOODS - Severe flooding, following heavy rains in British Columbia, have almost isolated the town of Squamish and damaged property to the tune of millions of dollars. ® FEATHERWEIGHT BRIDGE - In Quebec Province,...
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A GUIDED V-2
What is believed to be the first successful horizontal flight by a long-range guided missile took place at the new proving grounds in Florida, where they've been experimenting with a German V-2, which carries a smaller missile on its...
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NEWS FROM ABROAD
Pictures show the Vatican in Rome, during the State Visit of the Grand Duke and Duchess of Luxembourg to Pope Paul. The Grand Duchess wore white instead of the usual black - a privilege accorded to the wife of reigning Catholic monarchs...
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SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENTS WITH PLANE AND ROCKET
The American Air Force have recently tested an escape for pilots of jets planes by using an ejector seat. We see that the results are successful. Another experiment, shows a projectile being shot into the air to an altitude of 78 miles...
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A HUNDRED MILES UP
At White Sands Proving Grounds in New Mexico, a camera is adjusted in an Aero-Bee Rocket which is going to penetrate outer space, on a photographic mission. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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MISSILE RESEARCH
In recent years a tremendous advance has been made in the development of guided missiles. And today there's quite a variety to prove it. The Falcon guided rocket is a neat little air to air weapon that tracks down its quarry and scores a...
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WAR SECRETARY WITH PARATROOPS
During his visit to Cyprus, Mr Anthony Head, the Secretary of State for War, paid a visit to the first Battalion, the Parachute Regiment. Latest development in Cyprus is the deportation of Archbishop Makarios. Disclaimer: British...
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CAPE CANAVERAL
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SAMOS II SATELLITE
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GEMINI 8 - MUTE
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COSMONAUTS - SOUND - FOREIGN COMMENTARY
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NEW RESEARCH MISSILE
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MISSILE MONKEYS
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D-1 SATELITTE PREPARATIONS - MUTE
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SKY ROCKET -
Fitted into the bomb-bay of a B29, a Douglas ""Sky-Rocket"" is taken up over California for a crack at new speed and altitude records. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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MISSILE SHIP
Off Cuba, the USS ""Boston"" gives the first public demonstration of her fire power. She's the first craft to be equipped with such an efficient layout of surface to air missiles. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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A MISSILE'S MISTAKE
At the American proving ground, in New Mexico, the Navy puts a new research rocket to a test. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...
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""THE SNARK""
Carefully wrapped for its journey, a ""Snark"" guided missile went aboard a ""Globemaster"" during American Air Force demonstration of how these weapons can be flown to launching sites, anywhere in the world. Disclaimer: British...
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Thousands Of Unexploded Russian Munitions Sit In Secret Kyiv Warehouse
Russian weapons intended to kill and maim Ukrainians are set to be destroyed, but getting rid of unexploded munition is not an easy task.
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India Shows the World How to Do Space Travel on a Budget
India is one of only a handful of nations that have sent probes to the moon and Mars. But the most impressive part of its space program is its cost-effectiveness. Unlike other government space organizations, India's agency is extremely...
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What Does Pres. Biden's Big Oil Release Mean For You?
Pres. Biden is releasing oil from supply reserves amid high gas prices, but the changes won't happen overnight at the pump.