Uki

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1714A
Date Released
12 Apr 1962
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Uki. DESCRIPTION: The world’s first two-nation probe, whereby Britain hoped to make her first move into space, is a British-American effort, and the American 3-stage Delta rocket was to be the launcher for the British satellite UKI. These pictures of the assembly, at Cape Canaveral, were taken a few days before the expected blast-off. And here is a model, showing how UKI was to orbit the Earth at a height varying from 200 to 600 miles. One of the objects, to obtain facts leading to better radio communications on the earth and in space. The lights are tracking stations, one of which is the Minitrack station at Winkfield in Berkshire. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS lorry carrying part of rocket. MS men in hard hats looking up at rocket. MS looking up at rocket on launch pad. LS same. MS two men working on part of rocket. MS sign on part of rocket of 2 flags - one USA and one UK US-UK Co-operative Space Program. LS part of rocket being lifted by crane. MS two men look on. MS underneath of rocket looking up as it is assembled. MS men assembling rocket. Dissolve to model showing UKI orbiting the Earth. MS sign above model United Kingdom. MS model globe with light (rocket) moving round it. LS tracking station at Winkfield, Berkshire. Interior shot of machinery in room measuring direction of UKI. Various shots of machinery with gauges monitoring direction. MS light on screen orbiting the globe.
Keywords
Communications; Space
Locations
United States of America; Berkshire; Winkfield
Footage sources
Plymouth Films
Shipment
Card file number
84196
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
125
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Uki', British Movietone News Issue No. 1714A, 12 Apr 1962. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24587 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)