The ‘Grapefruit’ in Orbit

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1503
Date Released
24 Mar 1958
Date submitted
21 Mar 1958
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Grapefruit in Orbit. DESCRIPTION: America’s second satellite, equipped with two radio transmitters, was the size of a grapefruit. A Test Vehicle was about to be launched farther into outer space than the Russian Sputniks or the American Explorer. This time, at Cape Canaveral, a Naval Vanguard did the job perfectly. Away and up! To put the grapefruit into orbit at heights varying from 400 to 2,000 miles. To circle the globe at nineteen thousand miles an hour. SHOTLIST: GV rocket site. Man holding satellite. CU same. MS same. MS rocket ready for firing. MS rocket fired. Rocket in mid-air.
Keywords
Aviation; Science and technology; Space; Navy; Military
Locations
United States of America; Cape Canaveral
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
73170
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
65
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The ‘Grapefruit’ in Orbit', British Movietone News Issue No. 1503, 24 Mar 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22292 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)