ASTRONAUT COOPER TURNS SPACE CRAFT SO THAT RETRO-ROCKET AND SPACE SHIELD FACES FORWARD FOR REASONS AS DESCRIBED..

Animation showing the final stage of the landing procedure for the Mars rover Curiosity (Mars Science Laboratory). This rover was launched on 26th November 2011, and touched down on the surface of Mars at 05:32 UTC on 6th August 2012. It used a novel landing system, which saw it first slowed by a heat shield, then a parachute, and then the rover was lowered from a cradle, the Sky Crane, that hovered above the surface using retro-rockets. Once safely on the surface, the cables connecting the rover to the cradle were severed, and the cradle jetted away to a crash-landing, allowing the rover to explore the planet. Curiosity will roam the surface of Mars for at least one Martian year (686 Earth days, or 668 Mars days), studying the climate and geology of the planet, and its suitability for past, present and future life. The first two stages in the landing procedure are seen in clips K003 3810 and K003 3809. The full sequence is clip K003 3820.

1/30/65 A0026793 C0000159 HOUSTON, TEXAS - SITUATION "LOOKING FINE" FOR GEMINI - 7 LAUNCH. (FLS - SA1 & SA2 EURO ABCD - E1 - F1 - F2 - G EX: WARSAW KUWAIT) NX 33257 "INSIDE GEMINI" SHOWS: (1) LS TAKEOFF 6 SECS: (2) FIRST STAGE FALLS AWAY 6: (3) SECOND STAGE CUTS OFF 6: (4) CU PILOT PUSHES BUTTON FOR SEPARATION 7: (5) PILOT PUSHING CONTROL BOARD BUTTONS 5: (6) CU COMPUTER 6: (7) LS & CU STICK USED TO PUSH BUTTONS 13: (8) PILOT TAKES WATER FROM WATER GADGET 6: (9) LS 2 ASTROS 4: (10) CU PUSH BUTTON 3: (11) EQUIPMENT ADAPTER FLIES OFF 1: (12) PILOT PRESSES SWITCH TO FIRE RETRO ROCKETS 2: (13) RETRO ROCKET FIRES 4: (14) PILOT PUSHES ANOTHER SWITCH 3: (15) RETRO ROCKETS ARE JETTISONED 2: (16) 2 SHOTS PILOT USES ATTITUDE CONTROLLER AND FLIGHT DIRECTOR INDICATOR 4: (17) PILOT ROILLS SPACECRAFT 180 DEGREES 4: (18) SHOT OF EARTH'S HORIZON 5: (19) REENTRY 4: (20) 2 SHOTS MOTOR SPINS AND BUTTON PUSHED 3: (21) CHUTE OPENS 2: (22) 2 SHOTS PARACHUTE OPENS & CAPSULE HITS WATER 6: (23) CAPSULE IN WATER 2. (62 FT - 1:44, SHOT RECENTLY BY NASA & ANIMATION) SPACE RESEARCH - GT 6 - 7 GT 7 / 6 - 10 / 62 FT / 16 NEG / R11589 DUPE FROM COLOR 50 FT / 16 DUPE /

Full title reads: "Pendine. Ejector Seat On Test". <br/> <br/>Pendine Sands, South Wales. The Ministry of Defence test out an ejector seats for jet planes. <br/> <br/>GV Crane hoisting rocket sledge on to track. SV The sledge on the track. CU The rockets. SV Man checking the rockets. SV Man checking the dummy. SV Two men watching. GV The dummy being lowered in to the rocket sledge. SV Man in control room looking through periscope and then walking over to control panel. CU Count down indicator on the panel showing 3,2,1,0. CU Hand pressing firing button. GV The sledge going along the track at 700 mph. GV The rocket going along the track again in slow motion the dummy is ejected and the retro rockets fire. GV The dummy dropping a parachute. <br/> <br/>(Orig.Neg.)

In a scene from en educational film from the 1950s, technicians in a control room monitor instruments, push a button, and launch a rocket. A great clip to illustrate retro technology. Mastered in Apple Pro Res 422 HQ, available in all forms of HD and SD.

File video of Senator John Glenn (D-OH). NASA is expected to announce Glenn's return to space today.

Animation showing the landing procedure for the Mars rover Curiosity (Mars Science Laboratory). This rover was launched on 26th November 2011, and touched down on the surface of Mars at 05:32 UTC on 6th August 2012. It used a novel landing system, which saw it first slowed by a heat shield, then a parachute, and then the rover was lowered from a cradle, the Sky Crane, that hovered above the surface using retro-rockets. Once safely on the surface, the cables connecting the rover to the cradle were severed, and the cradle jetted away to a crash-landing, allowing the rover to explore the planet. Curiosity will roam the surface of Mars for at least one Martian year (686 Earth days, or 668 Mars days), studying the climate and geology of the planet, and its suitability for past, present and future life. For an alternative view of this process, see clip K003 3820.

Vintage movie clip depicts ordinary citzens traveling to the moon. After the spaceship makes a lunar landing, an "astronaut" in a retro spacesuit steps foot on the moon's surface.

08/00/65 A0024360 NO DATELINE: MARINA MISSION: UNCUT "MARINA MISSION" SHOWS: MARINA SEPERATION: FIRING OF ATLAS RETRO ROCKETS: VARIOUS ANIMATION OF SPACECRAFT: "NASA RECRUITS": "THE MARINER MISSION TO MARS": MARINER 4 LAUNCHING (NOV 28): ANIMATION OF BOOSTER ENGINE CUT OFF: ANIMATION OF SPACECRAFT: ANIMATION OF SUN ORBITING SATELLITES: ANIMATION OF THE SUN AND STARS: PSOITION OF MARS AT ENCOUNTER JULY, 1965: VARIOUS ANIMATION SHOTS OF MARINER: SPACE CRAFT TRANSMITTED: (SHOT XX 15FT) SPACE RESEARCH - MARINER IV XX / 215 FT / 16 B&W /

Jacque Mercer, Miss America 1949, boards the rocket ride at an unknown amusement park. Note Mastered currently in DVC PRO HD 16 x 9 from film. Available in all HD and SD 43 formats.

05/25/66 A0031345 - C0000460 CAPE KENNEDY - SIMULATED TEST OF SOFT LANDING ON MOON BY SURVEYOR SPACECRAFT NX 34527 "SURVEYOR PRE - LAUNCH" CU ATLAS - CENTAUR 10 LAUNCH VEHICLE PAN TO SURVEYOR IN CONE SHAPED CONTAINER, CU & MCU CLOSING DOORS ON PANELS IN CONTAINER, CU MOVING CONTAINER TOWARD ATLAS, CU MCU & MS HOISTING CONTAINER INTO PLACE, CU TILT & CU WORKMEN TIGHTEN MOORINGS, OPTICAL MS EXHAUST FROM ATLAS, MS SURVEYOR IN DESCENT - RETRO ROCKETS FIRE AT 1:00, CU SURVEYOR DESCENDS IN CLOUD OF DUST (57 FT 1:35, SHOT RECENTLY) ROCKETS & MISSILES - ( SPACE VEHICLES ) ATLAS - CENTAUR SPACE VEHICLES - SURVEYOR XX / 175 FT / 16 - NEG 6 - POS

Jet pack pilot demonstrating its flight over a river. Several designs for jet packs, or rocket belts, were constructed and flown during the 1960s. The short range and high fuel consumption prevented their widespread adoption by NASA and the military. Filmed in the USA in the 1960s.

Jet pack pilot demonstrating its flight over woods including point of view shots. Several designs for jet packs, or rocket belts, were constructed and flown during the 1960s. The short range and high fuel consumption prevented their widespread adoption by NASA and the military. Filmed in the USA in the 1960s.

Two engineers in spacesuits in a Gemini simulator demonstrate how astronauts use equipment to pilot a spacecraft down from orbit and prepare for re-entry. An animated sequence illustrates how retro rocket are fired to slow down the capsule and then jettisoned. Transferred from film, mastered in Apple Pro Res 422 HQ and Uncompressed, available in all forms of HD and SD.

01/12/68 A0046611 - C0002239 - A0046608 CAPE KENNEDY NASA FILM WITH ANIMATION SHOWS APOLLO LUNAR MODULE MISSION BEING READIED FOR FIRST SPACE TEST FLIGHT. (ALL) WA14296 "APOLLO" SHOW: (1) SEVERAL SCENES, APOLLO CAPSULE HOISTED O TOP OF ROCKET, 22 SECS; (2) ANIMATION OF NOSE CONE SEPARATING IN PACE, 8; (3) ANIMATION OF ENGINES FIRING ON MODULE, 10; (4) ANIMATION F MODULE SEPARATION IN FLIGHT, IT FIRES RETRO ROCKETS, 25 (39 FT - 1:05 SHOT RECENTLY) WAT / DP311PES SPACE RESEARCH - APOLLO ROCKETS (SPACE) - SATURN I NASA / 68 - 702 / 126 FT / 16 DUPE / NEG / 126 FT / 16 POS / COLOR / 39 FT / 16 NEG /

08/04/64 A0007086 NXT7 : CUTS & CUT B&W 1 - DUPE NEG HOUSTON -- SOFT DESCENT DEVICE FOR SPACECRAFT TESTED. (F - SA - EURO ABCD - FORMOSA - FUJI) NX 30187 "GEMINI TEST" SHOWS; (1) CAPUSULE PREPARED FOR HOISTING 5 SECS: (2) CAPUSULE UP 7; (3) CAPUSULE IN HOISTED POSITION 3; (4) CAPUSULE DROPS - RETRO - ROCKETS FIRE 18; (5) SCORCHED AREA 4; (6) INSPECTING CAPUSULE 6. (26 FT -- 43 SECS, SHOT RECENTLY) AH458PED SPACE RESEARCH SPACE VEHICLES - GEMINI TEXAS - HOUSTON 26 FT / 16 / NEG /

Jet pack pilot demonstrating its flight through water and under a bridge including POV shot. Several designs for jet packs, or rocket belts, were constructed and flown during the 1960s. The short range and high fuel consumption prevented their widespread adoption by NASA and the military. Filmed in the USA in the 1960s.

Montage vintage trains fitted with General Motors' diesel-powered engines.