News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1979A

Date Released

11 May 1967

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Valour Remembered
• 2. Monaco Gp
• 3. ABA Champs
• 4. News in Colour: Uk3 Satellite

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Section Title

News in Colour

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: News in Colour - Uk3 Satellite. DESCRIPTION: The biggest achievement in Britain’s space programme. The launch of UK3, the first all-British Satellite, from the Western Test Range in California. SHOTLIST: MS technician preparing UK3 satellite. CU men watching. MCU technicians preparing satellite. LAS overhead winch. MCU technicians preparing satellite. CU ditto. MS dust-proof cover put over satellite. MS ditto. MS satellite towed past on way to next stage. LS satellite pushed into hangar. MCU ditto. CU ditto. MLS doors closed. MS interior hangar showing satellite. CU technician working on satellite. MS ditto. CU ditto. MS ditto. MS protective cover put into place on satellite. MS ditto. CU ditto. MS ditto. MCU men watching. MS 2nd section of cover put into place. MCU ditto. MS ditto. MS lorry passes camera transporting rocket assembly. GV lorry transporting rocket assembly. Pan ditto. GV ditto. GV rocket UK3 takes off. News in colour End Title.

Keywords

Vehicles; Aviation; Communications; Science and technology; Space

Locations

United States of America; California

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

92320

Credits:

Commentator

Franklin Engelmann

Length of story (in feet)

197

Story extras:

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