Working of nuclear thermal rocket engine system in a NRX rocket, explained through animation. (The engine emerged from the NERVA program -- Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Applications -- a combined government and private industry (Aerojet and Westinghouse) effort headed by the Space Nuclear Propulsion Office (SNPO). Core of cylindrical nuclear reactor inside the rocket through which hydrogen gas passes. Hydrogen is expanded through the nozzle to provide thrust. Reactor works by fission of uranium 235. Neutron particles reflected back to the reactor. Rotating rods installed in reflectors around the reactor to control the heat generated. Reactors on test stand in testing area. Reactor transported on rail car. Scientists and technicians work with reactors in Atomic Energy Commission facility.
European immigration to America from 1880 to 1914. Elderly European immigrants recall their experiences to interviewers in 1975, between montages of still photo images circa 1900: Pictures of immigrants after they reach America. Faces of immigrants with sad look. Old men with long beards. Large number of immigrants waiting for immigration check at Ellis Island. Immigrants walk with heavy luggage and crying children. Immigrants seek passage. Special officers hired to communicate with immigrants easily.
Brief shots of Grand Canyon, speed boats, Statue of Liberty, World Trade Center, Sea World killer whale, rodeo cowboy, woman skiing, snow capped mountains, and Disney castle. Map of North America highlights California and Nevada. Postcard pictures of people and places in California and Nevada. Los Angeles skyline. Neon sign "Coors California." Car hop drive in diner with classic muscle cars and motorcycles. Shot looking upward from moving vehicle of palm trees lining street. The famous Hollywood sign. Several stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Universal Studios park shows tourists with Jaws mechanical shark and moving shooting demonstrations. Rolls Royce on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, and shopping with storefronts of Cartier, Elizabeth Arden, Gucci. Aerial view of Santa Monica pier. At the beach, a man surfing in waves and women in bikini bathing suits playing volleyball. People in fashions of the 1980s. Controls of boom box radio and young man break dance performer shows a breakdance routine. Roller skaters performing stunts and dancing on roller skates. Hotdog vendor. Tall swings with two performers. Golden Gate Bridge, Painted Ladies homes, TransAmerica Building in San Francisco. Street Car or Cable car operating shows conductor and controls at work. San Francisco street scenes with pedestrians and automobiles. San Francisco pier. Slicing sour dough bread and steaming dungeness crabs. Yosemite National Park with people boarding shuttle bus and watching waterfall. Hoover Dam and Lake Meade. Boats on Lake Meade. Las Vegas sites including Flamingo, Stardust, and Dunes casinos. People gambling at the Las Vegas Club. Neon lights of casinos. Slot machines and card and table games like craps and blackjack. A Las Vegas nightclub show with dancers. Woman relaxing on a raft in a pool at a hotel.
Several American warships at anchor. U.S. flag on stern of one ship. Troops marshalled on dock and boarding a ship. Troops get off a truck. Troops line the railings aboard a ship at the pier. They wave as the troop ship pulls away. Seaside Navy recruiting station registers men with sign on a table reading: 'Recruiting to war strength'. Six American battleships steam away in a line.
During the great depression, a sign at a food grocery store reads, "Orange and Blue Food Stamps Redeemed Here, We are Helping American Farmers Move Surplus Crops." A woman at the produce stand with a baby in arms buys oranges from the food grocer. The woman pays for the oranges with stamps.
YH-16A turboshaft tactical transport helicopter (The Transporter). This aircraft, number 50-1270, is the second prototype produced. Two men board the huge aircraft. View from next to the pilot in the cockpit. A man guides the pilot from the ground. A C-124C Air Force aircraft taxiing in far background. The giant helicopter takes off. Views of the YH-16A Helicopter in flight.
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