Army Material Command (AMC) logistic support of Air Force PGM-17 Thor and Atlas missile project in United States. Men in blockhouse. PGM-17 Thor missile on a launchpad. The countdown begins and the missile lifts-off. An insignia of Air Material Command. A sign reads 'Liquid oxygen'. Men stand next to a can. A man opens a knob. The missile is fueled with liquid oxygen. A pipe is attached to the missile. The gantry is moved back. The PGM-17 Thor on pad and men stand around it. Cars and trucks parked near the pad. A officer speaks and a map behind him. The missile lifts-off.
Several aircraft flying high overhead during World War I. Scene shifts to soldiers on the ground, at an airfield. One is looking skyward with binoculars. Two others lean over a table with paper stretched out on it. A third soldier stands at a large black cloth-covered box, where only his legs are seen.(This is a camera obscura.) The soldier, with binoculars, joins the two looking over the table and paper, which contains a diagram of concentric rings. One uses a ruler to make marks on the diagram.Air Service man inside the Camera Obscura plots the course of an aircraft. Two Air Service Lieutenants hold and look through old and new Michelin bombsights. (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Italian air fleet of Savoia-Marchetti SM.55 flying boats in flight over Chicago, Illinois. People look at a map that shows the course of flight from Italy to Chicago. Fleet of Savoia-Marchetti SM.55 in flight. Technicians listen to wireless reports directly from the Italian air fleet. Technician types a radiogram template with 'Mackay Radio' written on it. Italian crew members seated inside the flying boat. Fleet of Savoia-Marchetti SM.55 lands on water surface. Officers greet each other.
Astronauts on Air Bearing Simulator during NASA Project Mercury. Astronaut Gordon Copper walks towards and enters Air bearing Simulator. He lies down in horizontal position and operates control panel. The Simulator rotates and moves in various directions.
Astronauts on Air Bearing Simulator during NASA Project Mercury. Astronaut Donald ("Deke") Slayton enters Air bearing Simulator. He lies down in horizontal position and operates control panel. He climbs down from the simulator.
Astronauts on Air Bearing Simulator during NASA Project Mercury. Astronaut Donald ("Deke") Slayton lies in Air Bearing Simulator and operates control panel. The simulator rotates and moves in various directions.
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