Rocket Recovery

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1485
Date Released
18 Nov 1957
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Rocket Recovery. DESCRIPTION: With a Jupiter rocket, America makes a final test, before launching her satellite. The nose-cone of the rocket falls into the Atlantic, after reaching a height of thirteen-hundred miles. It came down on a parachute, and landed close to the predicted spot. SHOTLIST: No shot list.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Scotland.
Keywords
Aviation; Science and technology; Space
Locations
United States of America
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
72130
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
50
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Rocket Recovery', British Movietone News Issue No. 1485, 18 Nov 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22032 (Accessed 01 Mar 2025)