A documentary report on the testing of small scale models for Project Orion, which is the study of a method for propelling multi-ton vehicles into space by means of series of nuclear detonations. Technicians work on model. Preparation and testing of single explosion models suspended from a tower. Explosions under the model suspended. Worker climbs a ladder to model that is suspended from tower while technicians look at the model. Model taken for inspection. Technicians examine the model.
Testing of small scale models for Project Orion, which is the study of a method for propelling multi-ton vehicles into space by means of series of nuclear detonations. A technician places polystyrene pads on plate which is shock absorber for Project Orion model. Technicians try to fix plate on model. Effects of explosion on shock absorber plate are tested. A model suspended from a tower. One, two and three-shot test of model by making explosions. Operation of the multiple charge ejection system.
Testing for small scale models for Project Orion, which is the study of a method for propelling multi-ton vehicles into space by means of series of nuclear detonations. Operation of the multiple charge ejection system. A five-shot free flight test with a model weighing 250 pounds.
Testing of small scale models for Project Orion, which is the study of a method for propelling multi-ton vehicles into space by series of nuclear detonations. Flight tests with a model weighing 250 pounds. A model going aloft for a three-shot flight and making a successful parachute landing.
Testing of small scale models for Project Orion, which is the study of a method for propelling multi-ton vehicles into space by a series of nuclear detonations, called nuclear pulse propulsion. A successful six-shot flight test of a Project Orion model is seen.
An automobile on a road and sunset in the background. Cactus in the desert. Mobilgas sign. Men in large office building. Fence along a country road. Fence along a beach front. New York city skyline at sunset with traffic light. The Club Butte in Butte, Montana at sunset. Pounding waves on beach at sunset. Palm trees at sunset. Molten metal is poured at a foundry. Oil pumps and oil derricks at sunset. Smoke stacks at sunset. A person exits a mobile home at an RV park at sunset. Apartments with TV antennas seen along with an elevated railroad train at sunset. Highway and traffic scenes at sunset.