Moon Comes Nearer: Apollo Space Craft In Successful Test
Moon Comes Nearer: Apollo Space Craft In Successful Test
The United States successfully completes a first step on the way to the Moon as the giant Saturn hurls an Apollo Moonship 5,500 miles down-range. The shoot almost failed as the automatic systems cut off 3 seconds before ignition. However, technicians backed up the countdown and tried again. The gamble paid off handsomely! Cape Kennedy, Florida Apollo rocket sitting on its pad at Cape Kennedy. Low Angle Shot - Technicians checking out some components in the rocket. CUS (Back) - Back of a man's head as he looks through binoculars. Camera panning - You see the news media platform and the distance the rocket is from the crowd of people watching the lift off. MS - Its blast off time, the engines fire up, a flash of light and lots of smoke and fire from the rear of the rocket, Apollo slowly lifts from it launching pad. MS - Apollo starts to bank off to the right and you can see the amount of fire and smoke coming from the rear rockets. MS - As Apollo gains altitude you see the fire and smoke trail it leaves behind. One of the engines shuts down and drops off into the ocean, looking like a meteorite. MS - An artist illustration of how the Apollo climbs into space and then it starts banking and slowly reenters the earths atmosphere