The Dog in the Rocket

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1484
Date Released
11 Nov 1957
Date submitted
7 Nov 1957
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Rocket Dog - Laika. DESCRIPTION: The story of the Russian space-dog, and how it was trained for its fantastic job, the story of an event that has amazed the world. SHOTLIST: Good view dog being fitted with space suit. CU girl. GS dog put into pressurised cabin and then put into rocket. Rocket door shut. MS rocket launching equipment. GV rocket being launched. Shot of dogs in cabin during flight. Ground shot of parachute. Lorry arrives and assistants release dog. GV dog jumping around quite happily.
Keywords
Vehicles; Aviation; Science and technology; Space; Animals
Locations
Russia
Footage sources
Sovexportfilm
Card file number
72077
Credits:
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Length of story (in feet)
29
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Dog in the Rocket', British Movietone News Issue No. 1484, 11 Nov 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22018 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)