Unveiling of tank destroyer nicknamed "The Thing"in Quantico,Virginia. United States Marines unveil a new tank destroyer "The Thing". It consists of a battery of 6 big recoilless rifles and .50 caliber machine gun for sighting. Marines fire the tank destroyer. Smoke and explosion arises.
New York Giants wins against the San Francisco 49ers in Seattle, Washington. Large crowd of spectators cheer the football teams. 49ers quarterback Y.A. Tittle connects with a pass to Billy Wilson. Alex Webster and Don Heinrich of the New York Giants team play hard. Score board reads 17 points for San Francisco 49ers and 14 points for New York Giants. New York Giants wins against the San Francisco 49ers by 29-17. Also seen is Alex Webster running for big yards and for a touchdown.
International Dragon Boat Race in Holland. Dragon boats lined up in the Zuider Zee river. Sailors prepare the sails. The race begins. Sailors row the boats. The sails billow in wind.
A Russian science fiction film depicts rocket research in Russia. A group of scientists attempts to launch a rocket. A man hides from behind a rock for safety. A man signals to launch rocket. Rocket sets off unsuccessfully. Scientist conducting research on a rocket inside a lab. A rocket motor running in his laboratory explodes. Scientist collapses. The rocket on a launch pad. Two men watch the launch from behind rocks. The rocket seems to fire and launch successfully.
Men and women in an early Russian rocket club. Men from the Rocket Club prepare for the launch of a single stage rocket. A concrete bunker with slit for observation, stands nearby. They climb on a supporting structure and slowly lower the rocket into position for launch. A man, wearing protective goggles and gloves, fuels the rocket from a pressure cylinder. Several club member climb trees near the site to observe the launch. A woman sits at a desk in the bunker. A man, standing by the rocket, counts down, and then runs behind the bunker holding a rope. The woman in the bunker actuates a plunger, and the rocket ignites. It burns for a while before finally rising in the launch frame and heading skyward.
A Russian science film depicts the launch of Sputnik in Soviet Russia. Teams of engineers at work in analysis and design of rockets, satellites, and materials, are seen at work. Scientist tests a rocket inside a laboratory. A CCCP clock. Two scientists discussing about a blueprint on a drafting board. An official oversees the progress of the research project. An animation depicts various parts of the missile, satellite, and travel path. Parts of the missile are written in Russian. An operator controls equipment in the space research center Animation of satellite orbiting the world.
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