Security check at California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California. Security guard stops an army staff car at the gate. Car is allowed to enter after identification. Guard room with several guards is also shown.
Computer operation at California Institute of Technology,Pasadena, California. A female technician works on digital computer and reads the tape on auto typewriter. Two men operates "Vari-Plotter" analog computer. Various other machines are shown in the background.
Pay load is mounted on roof of test stand in the institute. Buildings and cars are shown in the background. The institute is surrounded by mountain ranges.
America's first satellite, the Explorer I. It is seen on the launch pad atop the Redstone Juno I rocket that will carry it into orbit on January 31, 1958. The rocket engine fires and the Juno I speeds upward. Next an American Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile is seen being launched 0n 18 December 1958, to steer itself into orbit as a satellite, orbiting the Earth.
Technician adjusts settings by moving knobs on control board of a setting instrument at California Institute of Technology,Pasadena, California. The instrument is set to record dates from the test pits.
A huge gathering present for the 1958 Orange Bowl parade associated with the January 1, 1958 Orange Bowl game between the University of Oklahoma "Sooners" and the Duke University "Blue Devils" college football teams. Dancers and band of the Oklahoma Sooners perform at the parade. Girls dancing, instrumentalists pass by, a clown on a canoe with wheels and another clown on snow skis with wheels. Police motorcyclists perform a drill. Girls in dresses (Orange Bowl queen and court) ride by on a parade float.
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