Educational screen & audio-visual guide (c1956-1971])

7. Time and Space1959— 27 min., sound, color. Describes the construction and launching of Juno II, Pioneer IV space probe. HQa-27 8. United States Space Explorations, J958-1959-19 min., sound, color, U. S. space efforts beginning with Explorer I and ending with Pioneer III. HQ-8 9. Tiros, Experimental Weather Satellite-1960-l3V2 min., sound, color. HQa-25 10. Tiros 77—1960— 6 min., sound, color; portrays the ■ recent advances in meteorological satellites since j the launch of Tiros I. HQa-31 11. Project Mercury, Congressional Report— 1960— 33 min., sound color; technical and limited general audience. 12. Project Mercury Report No. 2-1960-30'/2 min., sound, color; photographic report; shows the progress of Project Mercury to the Summer of 1960. 13. X-IS-Documentorj/— 1960— 27 min., sound, color. (Produced by North American Aviation, Inc., under contract for X-15, a joint Air Force/Navy/ NASA project.) HQa-28 14. Next 100 Years-1959-27 min., sound, black & white, kinescope. Dr. Hibbs discusses the flight of Pioneer III, also the past history and future promise of rocket power. HQ-14 15. Project Echo— 1960— 27 min., sound, color. Tells the story of Thor-Delta I and Thor-Delta II. ThorDelta II place Echo I, a 100' sphere, in orbit as a passive communications satelUte, August 12, 1960. HQ-24 16. Saturn— Giant Thrust into Space— 1961— 10 min., sound, color. This film shows the work and plans of the NASA concerning the Saturn booster. HQ-36 XI. Echo in Space— 1961— 14 min., sound, color. (A ; short version of "Project Echo" HQ-24). HQ-37 18. Unmanned Spacecraft— 1961— 14y2 min., sound, color. Dr. Hugh L. Dryden introduces on camera the subject of the aims of the U. S. space program. The successful launches of the scientific program of 1959 and 1960 are shown. Dr. Homer E. Newell shows models of the Ranger, Surveyor, Mariner, future spacecraft. HQ-38 19. Flight of Freedom Secen— 1961— 10 min., sound, color. Newsreel of Astronaut Shepard's fhght. HQ-47 20. Freedom Seuen— 1961— 28Vi min., sound, color. Produced by the NASA Space Task Group. This film is about Astronaut Shepard's sub-orbital launch. It describes part of the training he received for this launch; takes him through the last few days before the launch and shows liis recovery and his reception aboard the carrier. Lake Champlain. HQ-51 21. Astronaut Shepard Reports on Spoce— 1961— 20 min., sound, color. This film shows Astronaut Alan B. Shepard receiving the NASA Distinguished Service Medal from President Kennedy at the White House, May 8, 1961. Shepard's press conference later that day is shown illustrated by film of his fli^t. 22. Father of the Space Age-1961-18 min., sound, black and white. Traces the development of Dr. Goddard's "moon rocket" research from his early manhood through his final efforts in development of liquid fueled guided rockets; includes commentaries by Mrs. Goddard, original motion picture coverage of Dr. Goddard's rocket tests, scenes of the dedication of Goddard Space Fhght Center and the posthumous presentation of the coveted Langley Medal awarded in 1959. Technical Film These technical motion pictures would be of interest to scientists and engineers in government and industry; science and engineering teachers; and, senior and graduate, university, science and engineering students. 1. Aerodynamic Heating and Deceleration During Entry into Planetary Atmospheres— 1958— 29 min., sound, black and white. HQ-5 2. Chemistry of Meteor Vaporization— 19&)— 29 min., sound, color. HQ-6 3. High Temperature Materials— 1958— 27 min., sound, color. Tests of various materials at elevated temperatures to determine their suitability for high temperature applications. HQ-4 4. Perfortnance of Long Range Hypervelocity Vehicles—1958— SO min., sound, black and white. HQ-2 The following four films comprise the Space Biology Series. 5. How Did Life Begin?— 1961— 20 min., sound, color. Dr. Sidney Fox of Florida State University discusses the evolutionary relationships of various protein molecules. He traces his synthesis of artificial protein. HQ-32 6. The Chemistry of Life— 1961— 19 min., sound, color. Dr. Melvin Calvin of University of California, Berkeley, describes the chemical building blocks of life, and discusses his experiments with meteorites as a possible environment for the production of life. HQ-33 7. Life on Other Planets— 1961— 21 min., sound, color. Dr. Joshua Lederberg of Stanford University discusses the possibility of life existing on other planets. He tells of the various ways that life could have been introduced, and he describes the methods for detecting and investigating this problem. HQ-34 8. Decontamination of Space Ve^tcies— 1961— 18 min., sound, color. Dr. Charles Phillips and Mr. Robert K. Hoffman of Fort Detrick, Maryland, discuss the biological problems and the need for the decontamination of space vehicles. They show different methods of achieving this decontamination. HQ-35 Educational Screen and Audiovisual Guide — ^July, 1962 369