Space Triumph! US Outstrips Reds With Mighty Saturn
Space Triumph! US Outstrips Reds With Mighty Saturn
The mighty Saturn, sixteen stories in height, is launched from Cape Kennedy and for the first time in the space race the United States has surpassed Russia. The rocket and payload total 19 tons and the 20,000 pounds that is put into orbit is, by far, the heaviest space vehicle ever launched successfully. President Johnson watches the launch on television. Cape Kennedy, Florida Saturn sitting on the launching pad. MOHS - Space control central and all the scientist and the technicians sitting at controls. MLS - Lift off time and Saturn takes off from the launching pad. MS - In Washington DC, President Johnson is watching the lift off on TV . Ground to air - Saturn in the sky looking like a meteor, fire in the sky with a smoke screen. MLS - The vision of Saturn disappears as some clouds roll in.