Astronauts Number 2
Astronauts Number 2
The story of Alan Shepard's May 1961 suborbital flight is presented. This is a re-release of 'The Flight of Freedom 7".
Astronauts Number 2
Text, "Nasa Lewis Educational TV Countdown," "NASA," & "The Astronaut." MS Astronaut in spinning apparatus. MS astronauts in black suits and ties holding rocket model. Text, "The Flight of Freedom 7." TLS rocket erupting w/fire. MCU LYNN BONDURANT introduces. (the first suborbital flight of the first American manned space mission, project mercury, 1961 and the Astronaut was Alan B. Shepard. LS stairs w/voice over about the search for knowledge. (space)
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MS footage of ALAN B. SHEPARD getting into cockpit w/vo. (may 5, 1961) VO hints at the dangers. CU Shepard speaking of the confidence he has. VO speaks of role of the Astronauts. TLS men walking near rocket. MS man at chalkboard explaining something. MS various testing of space equipment.
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MS Astronaut climbing into cockpit. MS/MCU/CU astronaut in cockpit training. (becoming familiar w/equipment). Montage of training. MS men in classroom, zero gravity flights flying around. MS Centrifuge. MCU in cockpit w/ALAN B. SHEPARD, card over shoulder reads, "10-12-60 Shepard." MS in simulation devices for tumbles & rolls.
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MS man getting into airplane cockpit. (importance of test flights and preparation for emergencies) TLS astronaut being pulled up from capsule in water to helicopter. MS men at monitors checking machines. TLS men working/constructing space equipment. (making sure it is safe) LS space capsule falling, parachute opens.
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LSs rockets launching. vo states of rescue crews importance in training. LS naval ship. LS Helicopter. LS helicopter carrying capsule to deck of ship. (the capsule that held the monkeys) MCU sailors looking out. MCU doctors checking monkeys. TLS rocket being moved into place for launch by truck and crane. (red stone, rocket being checked for safety)
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MS white coated technicians working on the cockpit. MCU technicians working on cockpit. (Vo emphasizes importance of astronauts being involved and technicians as well) MCU helping astronaut into cockpit.
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MSs/MCUs technicians in white coats working on the spacecraft. MS attaching equipment. MS the tower. TLS spacecraft, capsule being moved to the top of the rocket. MS white coated technicians and other preparing the spacecraft for its fight.
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TLS montage of areas important to the mission. (control center, rescue) Aerial view of launch site. (VO check for a go on the mission) Aerial view naval ship for rescue purposes. TLS tower. (headquarters) MS men at computers for the launch. TLS fueling launch equipment. TLS men standing about. (VO review of the weather)
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MSs/MCUs control room men prepping for countdown. LS naval ships in rescue positions. VO talks of final physical. MS/MCU ALAN B. SHEPARD getting his physical, thermometer and blood pressure. MCU electrodes attached to Shepard to monitor vital signs during flight. VO mission not a go because of weather. MCU Shepard in full suit in recliner. (Vo mission is a go)
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MS ALAN B. SHEPARD walking toward rocket, looking up, carrying attached box, he is in his space suit. TLS gets into elevator to go up to capsule. MCU outside of capsule, men preparing Shepard & the capsule. MS/MCU w/info on men and things monitoring Shepard.
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TLS rocket. TLS equipment necessary for launch or if there is a problem. TLS viewing stands for the launch. MS helicopter. (with a doctor in case of emergency) LS airplane taking off. (for aerial view) VO launch is a go. LS rocket. MCU ALAN B. SHEPARD in cockpit waiting as 0 nears.
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LS rocket w/tower falling away, starts upward. CU ALAN B. SHEPARD in cockpit sharing information. MSs men in control room. MCU launch pad crowd looking up w/binoculars. (Shepard switches to manual control)
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CU ALAN B. SHEPARD in cockpit. (View from space) (Shepard saying what he can see) CU Shepard removes mask lid and tubes.
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MS control room men in front of their monitors. CU ALAN B. SHEPARD in cockpit. Vo summarizes events. Aerial view of helicopters carrying capsule. MS Shepard out of capsule. (on to lake Champlain) MS Shepard getting into interior of naval ship. CU Shepard on the phone. (gathering information on flight and Shepard) Vo goals of mission.
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MCU LYNN BONDURANT summarizes the purpose of the mission. (to see if man can work in space & become familiar w/space flight)