Apollo 17 Saturn V SA-512 midnight launch at the Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A. Exhaust streaming out the bottom of the Saturn V SA-512 rocket at midnight of December 7, 1972.
Production of Research Safety Vehicle (RSV) mini car in the United States. Traffic on the street. Increasing number of car crashes leads to the production of RSVs. Cars on the street. A 1972 Chevrolet Vega. Some Volkswagen Beetle cars drive on the highway. Men work on the production of cars in a factory. They discuss a sketch. Men work on different equipment. Parts of car. The structure of the car. Men work on different parts of the car. The car on a ramp during the production process. A crash test of the car. Dummies are placed in the car and the car is hit against a wall. The car on the street.
Side entrance to the White House, in Washington, DC. Flag on roof at half mast. Members of the White House press corps gather and President Richard M Nixon addresses them regarding the death of J. Edgar Hoover, Director of the FBI. He speaks about Hoover's greatness and gives a tribute to him. He leaves the podium. Scenes reflecting activities of the FBI during Hoover's time in office are shown, including: lowering of flag to half mast at Department of Justice building; construction of the F.B.I. building; J. Edgar Hoover's house, with doormats carrying initials "JEH."; clips of FBI agents apprehending gangsters; FBI agents firing pistols at a training range, and Hoover at work in the Bureau.
History of the SR-71 development from conferences, through assembly, to operational flights of the aircraft, United States. SR-71 taxis and takes off. Other airplane parked on the runway. Exterior of the Pentagon. Men enter advanced system program office to discuss about the SR-71. Colonel R E Sprinkel presides over contractor's conference. The project is the Lockheed Defense Development Project. Lockheed employees enter 'Skunk Works'. SR-71 in flight. Designers and airframe specialists at work. Crated SR-71 on tractor-trailer leaves Lockheed Plant, en-route and arrives at Edwards Air Force Base. Officers and Lockheed officials look at SR-71.
History of the SR-71 development from conferences, through assembly, to operational flights of the aircrafts, United States. SR-71 in flight. Officers watch. SR-71 at the headquarters, 14th Strat Aerospace Division, Beale Air Force Base with unit insignia. Hangars at the Beale AFB. Sign board reads: 'Welcome to Beale Air Force Base'. Lockheed engineering representatives confer with SPO staff. Commanding officers talks on phone. Physical examination of the SR-71 crewmen. Ground crew personnel trained using mock-ups. Flight stimulator and control console. SR-71 in flight.
History of the SR-71 development from conferences, through assembly, to operational flights of the aircraft, United States. SR-71 in flight with gear lowered. SR-71 B lands. Crew leaves SR-71 B and welcomed by officers. Crew boards SR-71 in hangar and aircraft taxis out. Aircraft in flight. Crew leaves SR-71 and awarded MACH 3 pins and SR-7 models.