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Army satellites.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Big picture ; episode 397
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Army.
- United States.
- Explorer 1 (Artificial satellite).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (29 min.).
- Place of Publication:
- Washington D.C. : Army Pictorial Service, 1957.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Original language in English.
- Summary:
- Reveals the dramatic, suspenseful story of how the Army--when the prestige of the United States throughout the world had been shaken by events beyond its control--stirred the hearts and emotions of the American people with an epic display of scientific and technical teamwork. The story depicts the drama of the crucial 84 days before launching Explorer I. The story begins on the morning of November 8, 1957, at Huntsville, Alabama. Cameras cover a sudden meeting called by Major General John B. Medaris with his staff which included Dr. Wernher von Braun. From this point, the film develops with dramatic sequences leading into the final "countdown" in the blockhouse at Cape Canaveral, Florida. "Army Satellites" is an actual step-by-step documentary filmed over a five month period by Army Signal Corps cameramen .
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed Nov. 26, 2010).
- Previously published as DVD.
- OCLC:
- 701797199
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