Men in a blockhouse during a countdown in United States. Men wearing headphones work on a control panel. A man on a radio in the background. Books and papers on a table. Men work on different consoles. A man operates the control panel. Papers kept on the panel.
Men in a blockhouse during a countdown in United States. The countdown begins. A man with headphones. Men operate control panels. A missile on a launchpad. Only 49 seconds left for the missile lift-off. An engine control timer. Men with headphones look at the control panel. Countdown machine kept on the top of the engine control timer. A man looks through a periscope.
The launch of the Atlas Missile in United States. The missile on a launchpad. Smoke emitted as the ignition starts. Men in a blockhouse. The missile lift-off. Contrail left out by the missile. The missile is destroyed in the air.
The launch of the Atlas Missile in United States. The missile on a launchpad. A gantry in background. Smoke comes out from the engine. The missile lift-off. The missile moves up with a high speed. It is in flight. Contrails left out by the missile.
Project Mercury program by NASA in United States. Trainees with chimpanzees. A chimpanzee couch. Technicians watch controls as they test a spacecraft in a test chamber. U.S. Air Force airplane delivers the spacecraft to the test center. Men stand in a group and talk. The spacecraft is towed with a tug. A chimpanzee on a couch is taken out from a van. The spacecraft is suspended over altitude chamber prior to the test. A chimpanzee named Ham is taken to the test chamber. It is placed in the spacecraft. Technicians work in a control room. The door to altitude chamber is closed. The chimpanzee in a couch container. Technicians inspect the spacecraft and an impact bag.
Bell X-1A in United States. B-29 Superfortress taxis and takes off. B-29, F-86 Sabre Jet and T-33 Canadair chase a plane in flight. B-29 in flight. The Bell X-1A is suspended from the fuselage of B-29. Bell X-1A detaches from the B-29. X-1A in flight. It lands on a dry lake bed. B-29 fly over the X-1A. X-1A lands and taxis. A car and cameramen on a port. The nose and cockpit of X-1A. Pilot Major Charles Yeager (Chuck Yeager) climbs out of X-1A after landing. Lawrence Bell, president of the Bell Aircraft Corporation and Major Yeager stand on the nose of X-1A. Mr. Bell congratulates Major Yeager.
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