Moon Shot: Surveyor Proves Surface Firm
Moon Shot: Surveyor Proves Surface Firm
Clip: 425843_1_1
Year Shot: 1967
(Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1760
Original Film: 040-034-02
HD: N/A
Location: Pasadena, California
Timecode: 00:08:58 - 00:09:53
"Surveyor III makes the first soft-landing on the moon and proves the lunar surface is firm enough to support great weights. A space shovel digs into moon soil, and finds it much like coarse damp beach sand. Next stop: America's first Man-On-The-Moon! TLS/MSs - Reporters & guests gathered for press conference at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. CU - Model of earth's moon, dolly in quickly. CU -Television screen relaying feed from Surveyor. TLS/MSs - Model of Surveyor lunar robot digging dirt; MS - Man at remote control; CU SM/SS - Mechanism Control. MS - Guests standing, smiling, applauding.