Space research programs of the National Aeronautics And Space Administration (NASA) in the United States. An orbiting solar observatory provides information about the upper atmosphere and radiations from the Sun. Echo, a passive communication satellite, in flight. It is a giant balloon that provides a surface from which radio signals are reflected. Men work over Telstar communication satellite before its launch. View of NASA's "Relay" satellite. Men draft the transferred data from Telstar. The launch of Syncom satellite. A man operates an instrument panel from a control station. Reel to reel tape deck spinning in background. Weather satellite Tiros-1. A man watches photographs of weather patterns sent by Tiros-1. Astronaut Joe Walker prepares for a manned flight. A NASA X-15 rocket powered aircraft parked at an airfield. The astronaut gets into the aircraft. The aircraft takes off attached to a Boeing B-52 for the space flight. The B-52 is NB-52A serial number 52-003, known as "The High and Mighty One." Shows aerial view at time of air-launch separation of X-15 from B-52, and ground views as the X-15 continues on its path toward sub-orbital space flight.
Training of astronauts for Project Mercury in the United States. Astronauts Malcolm Scott Carpenter and Walter Marty Schirra and others selected for manned spaceflight program Project Mercury undergo a training. They learn skindiving techniques. They study navigation and engineering, as well as the physical problems faced in a spaceflight. They learn to withstand high temperature conditions and experience zero gravity.
Space research programs of the National Aeronautics And Space Administration (NASA) in the United States. Launch of Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA9) from Launch Pad 14 at Cape Canaveral on May 15, 1963. Men aboard ship recover Mercury capsule from sea and astronaut Gordon Cooper emerges from Faith 7 capsule on deck of ship, returning after his successful spaceflight with 22 orbits. Animation depicts the travel path of a rocket from the earth to the moon and the process of landing a vehicle on the moon. Narrator discusses then upcoming Project Gemini program. Astronauts in spacesuits are seen in training on Gemini capsules at NASA facility. A mock docking procedure with a Gemini capsule is shown. Next scene shows a large hangar with multiple 3-man Apollo capsules being built. A test Apollo capsule is lifted by a crane and then dropped into water as part of testing for splash down. Another Apollo capsule is tossed by crane against a solid ground surface to test results of impact.
Presidential candidate Adlai Ewing Stevenson addresses a gathering at the Iowa State Fair, in Newton, Iowa, United States. Stevenson at a podium. He speaks about the Democratic party's farm plank, seeking not only price parity, but income parity, for farmers. He mentions issues, such as violent movements in prices of livestock, that cause anxiety for farmers and ranchers.
Presidential inauguration ceremony of U.S. President John Fitzgerald Kennedy in Washington DC. A building decorated with flags. A large crowd of spectators gathered on streets. A military band plays and marches on streets. Troops march holding rifles. John Fitzgerald Kennedy, former U.S. President Harry S. Truman and Major General Harry H. Vaughan seated in their car move through streets for the Presidential inauguration ceremony. Troops march holding flags. Civilians gathered cheer the marching troops. United States Secretary of State David Dean Rusk seated in a car.
Presidential inauguration ceremony for U.S. President John F. Kennedy in Washington DC. General of the United States Marine Corps David Monroe Shoup seated in a car moving through streets. A band plays and march on streets. United States Air Force (USAF) troops march holding flags and rifles. They march past the Presidential reviewing stand. A large crowd of spectators gathered on streets.
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