Preparation for 1984 summer Olympics in Los Angeles. A woman sits on a chair and talks over a phone. A plate on a desk reads 'Los Angeles Olympic Organization Committee'. A sketch of a cartoon and other photographs hung on a wall. A man speaks about the facilities which would be provided in Los Angeles during the upcoming summer Olympics. He mentions about language translation and currency exchange facilities. People from 150 countries will participate. Recreational facilities like Disney Land and beaches.
Preparation for the 1984 summer Olympics in Los Angeles,United States. Written on a wall 'California State University Dominguez Hills'. A curved race track. A board reads 'Rider Time'. Seats around the race course. A watch tower with a ladder in its front. Sprinklers used to wet the ground.
Richard Burt, Assistant Secretary for European affairs in the United States. Richard Burt speaks about the June North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) foreign ministers conference of Paris. He speaks about Soviet Union's disagreement about the 1979 decision and to negotiate with them. The other issues to be discussed include development and conditions in Poland.
Space Shuttle Challenger on launch pad 39-A ,ready for its 2nd, and NASA's 7th, Shuttle Mission, designated: STS-7. Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, the United States. Animation showing features and operation of shuttle, especially cargo bay and boom.
Astronaut wearing black glasses sits on rotating chair. NASA technicians using checklist make measurements and recordings. One of the technician reads the checklist and the other holds a camera in his hand. Woman technician secures helmet on Astronaut's space suit and he is then lowered into a pool of water.
America's first woman astronaut, Sally Ride, climbs a ladder and sits in cockpit of twin jet aircraft while a man outside explains it to her. Sally Ride in Shuttle simulator. She speaks about her training.and states there is no difference in the training for men and women astronauts. NASA Space Shuttle Discovery on launch pad.