Santa Anita Derby in California, United States. Santa Anita Derby begins. Spectators cheer their horses. Racehorse Silver Spoon with jockey Ray York wins the race. Racehorse Royal Orbit comes in second place.
White Water Racing in the Rouge River in Oregon, United States. The White Water racing starts. The course of the race is 25 miles downstream with the swift flowing water. Spectators line up across the edge of the rocky mountain to watch the race.
Project Mercury in Virginia, United States. A missile is launched from the testing grounds. A full scale model of a capsule is released which will carry America's first space man into orbit. A parachute opens and the capsule is recovered at sea.
United States astronauts seen at the Langley Research Center in Virginia. Astronauts of Project Mercury inspect the developments in satellite programs. The group smile and pose with one astronaut in a space capsule seat, being held in the air by the other astronauts ( Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard, and Deke Slayton.) They were all chosen the prior month for America's man in space program. They are shown in a high altitude training flight experiencing zero gravity conditions.
Speed and Altitude tests conducted by X-15 at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Boeing NB-52A Stratofortress takes off from the runway with X-15 under its wing. Pilot Scott Crossfield seated in the cockpit of X-15. Captain Charles Bock and co-pilot Captain Allavie get into the U.S. Air Force NB-52A Stratofortress cockpit. Ambulances and vehicles near the aircraft. 'National Aeronautics and Space Administration' written on the building. NASA technicians check graphs and radar and monitor each movement of the flight. The aircraft taxis and takes off from the runway with X-15 under its wing. Pilot checks controls seated in the cockpit. Pilots coordinate with the ground staff. U.S. Air Force F-100F, F-100C and F-104D aircraft in flight next to Boeing NB-52A. X-15 release from NB-52A Stratofortress.
Speed and altitude tests being conducted by X-15 at Edwards Air Force Base, California. X-15 begins a solo flight into the stratosphere. Pilot Scott Crossfield seated in the cockpit of X-15. Mach meter indicator passes Mach two. Radar dish antenna recording the course of flight. Chase planes F-100F and F-104D in flight. NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) officials take recordings on graph and look at radar screens. Pilot converses with the ground crew members. X-15 lands on Rogers Dry Lake in California. Vehicles parked next to the aircraft after its landing in ground.