Moon Rocket

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
58/9
Date Released
30 Jan 1958
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
The US Air Force tests "Thor", the intermediate range ballistic missile, which is to be deployed in Britain next December, and before that may take part in the scheme to explode a nuclear warhead on the moon.
Keywords
Weapons; Curiosities; Space; Nuclear energy
Locations
United States of America; Florida; Cape Canaveral
Footage sources
Metrotone
Length of story (in feet)
73
Story extras:
Film clip
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Notes
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'Moon Rocket', Pathe News Issue No. 58/9, 30 Jan 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/108035 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)