Atlas missile 51D's launch, test number 775 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. View of Atlas 51D take off from launch pad. Large explosion soon after few seconds of its launch. (Note: This missile suffered combustion instability in one engine. The Range Safety officer sent the destruct command only a few seconds after launch and it fell back through the launch stand and exploded. LC-13 took extensive damage and was out of use for six months.)
Launching of a Martin Marietta MGM-31 Pershing missile in Cape Canaveral, Florida (Atlantic Missile Range, Pershing Launch Area No. 30, Army Ballistic Missile Agency). Interior of a blockhouse. Technicians at various instrument control panels. The Pershing missile is launched. The technicians work in the blockhouse.
Launching of a Pershing missile in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Technicians look at the launching pad after the firing of the missile. A gantry is pulled back from the missile. The Pershing missile on the launching pad. The technicians at instrument panels during the countdown. The blockhouse window as the Pershing missile is fired.
Launching of a Pershing missile in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The Pershing missile is fired and it goes up vertically. It travels past the clouds in the sky.
A weather satellite is placed in an orbit from Cape Canaveral, Florida. A rocket loaded with a weather satellite is ready for launching. TIROS weather satellite revolves. Personnel work with a camera and tape recorders. Satellite cameras record and broadcast back the first systematic view of the earth's weather. Personnel working in a control room. The rocket is launched. It goes up vertically. It places the weather satellite in the orbit. A globe rotates. Animated diagram depicts how TIROS performs its historic mission. A personnel works in front of screens. Weather conditions shown on the screen.
United States Air Force personnel work at Cape Canaveral,Florida. United States airmen install black box in nose of SM-68 Titan missile. They work on sixth level of gantry. Airmen interact.
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