Rocket Fails

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
61/35
Date Released
1 May 1961
Length of issue (in feet)
603
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
Latest Mercury-Atlas is destroyed by ground control after 30 seconds’ flight.
Keywords
Space; Accidents and disasters
Locations
United States of America; Florida; Cape Canaveral
Footage sources
Telenews
Pathe Registration No.
26087
Credits:
Camera
G. Thomas Cummins
Commentator
Robert C. Danvers Walker
Cutter
Robert Risk
Story extras:
Film clip
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British Pathe Ltd
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Phone
0207 665 8340
Address
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Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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How to cite this record

'Rocket Fails', Pathe News Issue No. 61/35, 1 May 1961. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/109681 (Accessed 27 Mar 2026)