1955 U.S. AIR FORCE INTERNATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL YEAR SATELLITE PROGRAM "NEEDLE IN THE SKY" 84444

This late 1950s black and white documentary particulars the U.S. Air Drive’s IGY (Worldwide Geophysical Yr) Satellite tv for pc Program, begun in 1955 beneath President Eisenhower. It’s also sponsored by the Basic Electrical Miniature Lamp Division. Individuals sporting headphones hearken to the countdown for the launch of the 1958 Explorer I synthetic satellite tv for pc (9:10-1:15). A younger boy appears at an image of a rocket in a e-book in a 1950s embellished front room. Photos in a e-book present ideas of a flying rocket approaching the moon, an imagined area swimsuit for that point, completely different satellite tv for pc designs, and an area station (1:16-2:23). The narrator holds up a small mannequin of a spherical satellite tv for pc with spokes (2:30-3:00). Civilian volunteers enter an Air Drive classroom (3:01-3:20). Civil Air Patrol planes are proven, adopted by marching members. An in depth-up is proven of a Basic Electrical Flashlight Lamps field. A flashlight is connected to the suction finish of a plunger (The Bug), which is then towed behind a Civil Engineer aircraft (proven is N2091A) (3:21-4:30). A volunteer feminine astronomer appears via a telescope as a makeshift satellite tv for pc passes by, training for viewing actual satellites sooner or later (4:31-4:44). The narrator sits in a wing-back chair, palms’ tented, and explains the significance of the satellite tv for pc program (4:45-5:45). Within the monitoring station, a person adjusts a financial institution of knobs and dials, to boost the reception from the satellite tv for pc radio transmitters. A precision monitoring digicam is readied to be used (5:46-6:15). The 1957 “Day by day Information” (5-cent paper) proclaims “Russian Child Moon ‘Sighted’”. An article inside is titled “Soviet Launches First Moon”, an article concerning the launch of Sputnik I, which was concerning the measurement of a seaside ball compared to as we speak’s satellites, and one other titled “US Scientists See a New Period; Our Satellite tv for pc Nonetheless Unborn” (6:16-6:36). People enter the IGY Vanguard Computing Middle in Washington, D.C. An officer hundreds key punch playing cards into a pc and flips the swap. Numerous lights flash. The outcomes are proven after being printed on a line printer (6:37-7:19). A rocket mannequin sits on a desk as navy males view a board diagram of orbital projections. A U.S. map is rolled out and covers the desktop. Fingers level to the outlined routes (7:20-8:25). The Nationwide Headquarters of the Civil Air Patrol signal is proven. An officer broadcasts right into a headset microphone, his message acquired on the different areas. Civil Air Patrol workplaces have massive computer systems and maps on the wall (8:26-9:07). A 1950s station wagon pulls right into a suburban home driveway. A feminine Civil Air Patrol uniformed member in broadcasts data and makes use of a phone. A male Civil Air Patrol uniformed member responds through a cell radio unit. A tall antennae is connected to his 1950s station wagon. A transportable communications unit is proven on the commentary website. A photograph tracker digicam is ready to take photos of the night time sky (9:08-10:47). The launch pad is proven and the Jupiter-C rocket strikes into place. The IGY Explorer I is launched January 31, 1958 (10:48-11:51).

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