German V-2 Rocket launched at White sands in New Mexico. V-2 rocket takes off from launch pad. The rocket advances upward leaving a trail of smoke behind.
Launch of V-2 rocket at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The V-2 rocket is used for high altitude research. Technicians assemble various parts of rocket using German parts, and insulate it. Scenes of placing alcohol tank, oxygen tank, propulsion unit and tailing house in position.1947.
Technicians make preparations for launch inspect the various parts of rocket at White Sands, New Mexico. A crane is wielded on tracks to facilitate fueling and checking of missile. Fuel is loaded into tanks of rocket. Final checks are made before its launch. 1947.
Launch of V-2 rocket at White Sands,New Mexico. Weather and wind velocity checks are made, radar devices are adjusted. In the Block house crew members begin the countdown for the rocket launch and launch it into space. They keep a check on the course of rocket through radar. Crew maps the point of impact and moves to the site. Collect the wreckage of missile to the launching station for analysis. Scene of conference held to discuss the performance of missile. 1947.
Scenes of the South Western region of the United States. A map shows Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado. Scenic sweeping wide views of Mountains, plains and canyons in the United States in lofty mountainous area. View of the Grand Canyon. Tourists visit ruins. Ruins of Aztec dwellings in the Chaco Canyon area. The Pueblos at Santa Fe. Native American Indian Navaho Indians weave rugs. Indian Men and cowboys on wheel carts and horses in a dry area. Women sow seeds in the farm. Cattle grazing and Sheep graze in a field. A copper mine.
A white and orange barrage balloon in the sky at the Mobile Test Station of the Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory in New Mexico. The balloon tethered with metal cables. The barrage balloon in flight.