- Title: VM-706
- Summary: MR-2 LAUNCH: MERCURY PROJECT. MONKEY IN SPACE. MERCURY REDSTONE. ALAN SHEPARD. HAM THE CHIMP.
- Description:00:15:03 - MERCURY PROJECT. MONKEY IN SPACE. MERCURY REDSTONE. ALAN SHEPARD. HAM THE CHIMP. - SPACE CRAFT IS LAUNCHED - TAKES OFF 00:15:10 - WS MERCURY SPACE CAPSULE IS CONSTRUCTED AND FINE TUNED FOR MERCURY MISSION REDSTONE ROCKET 00:15:40 - ENGINEERS CONSTRUCT REDSTONE ROCKET - INSTALL EQUIPMENT AND WORK ON DIFFERENT PARTS 00:16:34 - TESTING OF ROCKET - CONTROL ROOM SHOTS CIRCA 1960 IN COLOR 00:16:37 - LARGE PROPELLER AIR FORCE PLANE PLANE IS CARRIED TO CAPE CANAVERAL - CHIMPANZEE PILOTS ARE BROUGHT TO LAUNCH AREA TO BE USED IN ROCKET TESTS 00:17:38 - MS CHIMP IN SPACE SUIT 00:17:45 - MERCURY SPACE CAPSULE IS WORKED ON BY TECHNICIANS 00:17:51 - ENGINEERS ADJUST AND TEST ROCKET 00:18:47 - MS BLUE GOOSE TYPE OF HUGE PROPELLER DRIVEN AIR FORCE PLANE 00:18:57 - REDSTONE ROCKET ARRIVES AT CAPE CANAVERAL AND IS UNLOADED FROM AIR FORCE PLANE 00:19:37 - REDSTONE ROCKET ON LAUNCH PAD 00:20:02 - NASA TECHNICIANS ADJUST ROCKET ON LAUNCH PAD, TEST EQUIPMENT AND INSTALL WHAT IS NEEDED FOR SPACE FLIGHT 00:20:24 - MERCURY CAPSULE IS LOADED ON TOP OF REDSTONE ROCKET 00:21:08 - CHIMPANZEE ASTRONAUT IS GIVEN A PHYSICAL MEDICAL CHECK UP BEFORE MISSION FLIGHT - CHIMP IS LOADED INTO SPACE POUCH AND LOADED INTO CAPSULE "HAM" IS NAME OF CHIMP 00:22:08 - HAND OF CHIMP PUSHING BUTTONS IN SPACE SHIP ..ELECTRIC SHOCK IS USED TO TRAIN CHIMP NOT TO PUSH CERTAIN BUTTONS 00:22:34 - CHIMP IN SPACE POUCH IS LOADED INTO ROCKET 00:23:35 - MAN WEARS MCDONNELL AIRCRAFT CORP WORK SUIT LOADS CHIMPANZEE INTO SPACE CAPSULE 00:23:52 - SAILOR PULLS LARGE ROPE LINE ON BOARD SHIP 00:24:12 - LIQUID OXYGEN TRUCK LOADS UP SPACE SHIP WITH OXYGEN FUELING OF ROCKET BEGINS 00:24:29 - CU OF COUNTDOWN METER IN SPACE CONTROL ROOM 00:25:22 - FINAL COUNTDOWN FOR ROCKET LAUNCH - CU SHOTS OF MEN IN CONTROL ROOM IN FRONT OF VARIOUS MONITORS AND TV SETS 00:25:34 - MR-2 IS LAUNCHED - ROCKED LAUNCHED DAYTIME CAPE CANAVERAL - LIFT OFF OF MR-2 00:26:23 - VARIOUS SHOTS OF MEN IN CONTROL ROOM MONITORING SPACE LAUNCH 00:27:33 - SHOTS OF NAVAL RECOVERY OF SPACE CAPSULE 00:27:44 - CAPSULE IS FISHED OUT OF SEA BY HELICOPTER 00:28:26 - CHIMPANZEE'S SPACE POUCH IS REMOVED FROM RETRIEVED SPACE CAPSULE ON BOARD NAVY SHIP 00:28:40 - CHIMP "HAM" IS EXAMINED BY DOCTORS
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1961
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1960s
- File Name: VM-706