Space victory of astronaut Virgil Ivan Grissom from Cape Canaveral. Crewmen pipe the fuel aboard the Redstone rocket. A man drives a truck. A missile on a launch pad. Captain Virgil Grissom disembarks from a transfer van and boards a gantry elevator. The crew helps Grissom to board the Liberty Bell 7 capsule. Commander Alan Shepard at the control center. The crew awaits the launch of the missile. The missile is launched. Civilians watch through binoculars as the missile travels in the space. The astronaut goes 118 miles up and 303 miles down range. The capsule is released at sea. Helicopters take off from Essex class aircraft carrier, USS Randolph CV-15 to pick up the astronaut and the capsule. The helicopter rescues astronaut Grissom and tries to keep a hold on the sinking capsule Mercury. Astronaut Grissom climbs into the helicopter. The cheering crew welcomes the astronaut on the carrier after his success
Early cargo and transport aircraft of United States Army Air Service in the United States. U.S. Army Air Service Fokker YIC-15 Ambulance airplane on a field. Propellers of the aircraft rotate as the engine starts. Men carry a litter patient and place the litter into the plane. Interiors of the aircraft has a cabinet with medicines. Mounting litters and padding on the side to absorb shocks. Aircraft warms up. Aircraft taxis.
A rocket plane reaches the highest altitude in California, United States. Jeeps and other vehicles on a street. United States Air Force Major General Robert M. White pilots the X-15 rocket plane to the highest altitude. He flies the plane nearly 25 miles over Edwards Air Force Base, California. The plane is parked on an airfield. Men gather near the plane and meet the pilot.
A football game between the Detroit Lions team and Baltimore Colts team in Baltimore, Maryland. Players play on field while spectators cheer. The Detroit Lions win the football game with a score of 20-15 against the Baltimore Colts.
The British Zone of Occupation in Germany, shortly after the end of World War II in Europe. Hamlin (Pied Piper town) near Hanover shows 15th century buildings. German people stroll along the streets.
Allied troops aboard USS Talamanca (AF-15) underway in the South Pacific during World War II. Waves hit against the side of a ship at sea. American and New Zealand soldiers on deck of Talmanca, play cards, read books and magazines, sleep, relax, walk and stand at rail. Soldiers crushes a cigarette butt. Soldiers in quarters below deck play portable phonograph, sleep, relax, rest and talk. Two Marines sit on their heels, polish equipment.