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AERO SPACE PROGRAMS SNAP-III OPERATIONAL TESTS (1960). 18 minutes, color. Produced for the USAEC by Martin Company, Nuclear Division. For sale by Byron Motion Pictures, at $62.37 per print, in- cluding shipping case. Available for loan (free) from USAEC headquarters and field libraries. Cleared for television. This semitechnical film describes operational tests (vibration, shock, acceleration, fire, explosion, land and sea impact, effects of salt water, aerodynamic heating, etc.) on the 4-lb SNAP-III isotopic-power unit, which uses 210 Po to generate more than 3 watts as a source of auxiliary power for space vehicles. Conclusion: SNAP-III will operate effectively on launch and in orbit. SNAPSHOT (1965) 29 minutes, color. Produced for the USAEC by Atomics International. For sale by General Film Laboratories, at $85.00 per print, including shipping case, F.O.B. Hollywood. Available for loan (free) from USAEC headquarters and field libraries. Cleared for television. Useful for both popular-level and technical audiences, this film, introduced with a statement by Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg, Chairman of the USAEC, describes the scheduled flight test in space of the 500-watt SNAP-10A nuclear space power system. SNAP-10A will be mated to the forward end of an Atlas-Agena booster system and launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Primary objective of the SNAPSHOT flight, a cooperative effort of the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission and the U. S. Air Force, is to obtain technical information and demonstrate the utility of nuclear reactor power systems for application in America's space programs. Atomics International is the Atomic Energy Commission's prime contractor for SNAP-10A develop- ment. Orbital startup and operation in space of the reactor and the thermoelectric power converter is explained by animation. Highlighted in this film is the extensive development and testing program which has resulted in the flight-ready SNAP-lOA power system. A series of qualification system tests, including a full-scale nuclear system ground test in a simulated space environment, are reviewed and summarized. This series of tests duplicated the environments the flight system will endure through factory assembly, shipping, launch, and orbit operation. The film explains the need for SNAP reactor power systems in current and future space projects. SNAPTRAN 2/10A WATER IMMERSION TEST .... See page 71 VELA VELA PROGRAM: SATELLITE DETECTION SYSTEM (1964). 17V 2 minutes, color. Produced by the Sandia Corporation for the Advanced Research