Col. Michael N W McCoy and co-pilot Lt. Col. L E Gaskins inspect the rocket assisted take off bottles on Boeing B-47 Stratojet bomber. They climb up a ladder to the cockpit. Boeing B-47 Stratojet bomber with assist takes off rockets firing. It takes off from the runway at Pinecastle Air Force Base, Florida.
NASA Astronauts undergo survival training in the desert near Stead Air Force base, Nevada. Astronaut Alan B Shepard wears improvised sunglasses and enters emergency shelter of parachute in the desert. Astronauts walk towards temporary shelter in the desert. They drink some water in the command post and then walk towards H-21B helicopters and board one of the four parked in the desert.
NASA Astronauts undergo survival training in the desert near Stead Air Force base, Nevada. Astronauts arrive at desert command post with H-19B in flight. They discuss survival with instructor and leave the command post. H-21B helicopters parked on dirt road with its rotor turning. Helicopters take off.
President Kennedy and official party arrive at area 576A at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, where they watch the launch of the Atlas134D intercontinental ballistic missile.
Discoverer XIV, the first satellite launched by United States on launch pad. Launching is done from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, United States. Discoverer XIV ignites and takes off.
A sign reads "Elmendorf Air Force Base, Top Cover for America" in Elmendorf, Alaska. Diagrams of missiles and rockets on board.
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