A film covers the progress in development of specialized communication,command and control hardware of the NASA Gemini Agena target vehicle in Sunnyvale, California. Telemetry recorder in operation. Type 9 Pulse-code modulation Ultra High Frequency (PCM-UHF) command receiver design being proof tested. Woman inspect receiver assemblies on a breadboard. Woman places the Printed Circuit Board with wires soldered on it into a box. Technician assembling receiver units. Attachment of receiver being put on shaker table and placed in environment chamber for tests.
A film covers the progress in development of specialized communication,command and control hardware of the NASA Gemini Agena target vehicle in Sunnyvale California. Inspection of programmer, programmer circuitry,telemetry units,multiplexer and tape recorder on a Printed Circuit Board by a multimeter. Telemetry recorder in operation. Lockheed Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) 101 stored program ground station demonstration model shows left bay module,memory core,center bay,loading with punched tape and 30 channel analog bar chart. Anechoic chamber construction at Lockheed.
Volcanic eruption during the birth of the Surtsey island located near Geirfuglasker island on the Vestmanneayjar island, Iceland. Smoke and steam rise as lava spews from volcano. Wing of an aircraft while in flight. Chain of islands. Lava erupts out of the volcano. Black mass is spewed up discoloring the pure white steam momentarily. Black mass falls in water. Large steam cloud covers entire island. Turbulence along edges during eruption. An opening in center of a steam cloud. Wing of aircraft seen while in flight. A chain of island.
Volcanic eruption during the birth of the Surtsey island located near Geirfuglasker island in celand. Cinders spew up from water. Cinders spewing up amongst water and steam giving a black look momentarily. Small eruption occurs directly at the edge. Wing of aircraft seen while in flight. Eruption in progress during the birth of a large mass. White steam along the entire length of the island being born. Lava erupts from the volcano.
Officers of the U.S. Navy aboard ballistic missile submarine underway offshore the United States during the National Oceanographic Program. Officer looks through telescope on board a ballistic missile submarine. Three civilian men around a small table. Chief Petty Officer checks oscilloscope and his arm extended into a round opening. Man operates control of oscilloscope. Chief Petty Officer works on oscilloscope.
Officers of the U.S. Navy aboard ballistic missile submarine underway offshore the United States during the National Oceanographic Program. One man on phone and the others look on. A large blue print spread out on table. Men talk over paper work on table. Man picks up telephone and talks. He puts down telephone and starts working on blueprint. White sign taped to glass door reading 'Special Projects Office'. A civilian talks to a woman secretary. Secretary goes back to her typing. A sign on door reads 'Special Projects Office'. The secretary backs away from her type writer to receive memo, then goes back to her typing.