- Title: VM-711C
- Summary: APOLLO 8 GO FOR TLI: BEAUTIFUL ROCKET TAKE-OFF FOOTAGE! ASTRONAUTS FRANK BORMAN, JAMES A. LOVELL & WILLIAM A. ANDERS. DECEMBER 21, 1968. MAN'S FIRST VOYAGE TO ANOTHER CELESTIAL BODY, INCLUDING AN ORBIT AROUND THE MOON ON CHRISTMAS, PROVES MORE AMAZING IN FACT THAN ANTICIPATION. FEATURED ARE AIR TO GROUND TAPES OF ASTRONAUTS DESCRIPTIONS OF THE MISSION, AS WELL AS OUTSTANDING ON BOARD PHOTOGRAPHY OF THE EARTH, MOON & IVA. MISSION CONTROL.
- Description:00:35:46 - NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SCIENCE ADMINISTRATION U.S.A. LOGO 00:35:51 - BEAUTIFUL SHOT OF ROCKET LAUNCH DARK, ORANGE SKIES ON BACKGROUND SPACE CRAFT TAKES OFF LIFT OFF DECEMBER 21, 1968 APOLLO SEVEN LAUNCH COUNTDOWN AND LIFT OFF - CUTAWAYS TO CONTROL TOWER AND BLASTING ROCKETS DRAMATIC LIFTOFF OF APOLLO 8 00:37:17 - CU PART OF ROCKET SEPARATES FROM CAPSULE IN SPACE LAUNCH ORBIT FIRST STAGE OF ROCKET SEPARATES, SECOND STAGE SEPARATES 00:37:49 - HOUSTON SPACE CENTER 00:37:55 - SHOTS OF EARTH FROM APOLLO SEVEN - JIM LOVELL, WILLIam anders and frank borman astronauts 00:38:00 - MORE SHOTS OF HOUSTON SPACE CONTROL CENTER CHARTS, MAPS, TECHNICIANS MONITORING THE FLIGHT AND SPEAKING TO ASTRONAUTS 00:38:10 - APOLLO 8 CAPSULE WITH ASTRONAUTS ABOARD DIFFERENT SHOTS OF HOUSTON SPACE MISSION CONTROL CENTER 00:39:18 - ANIMATION OF SEPARATION OF DIFFERENT ROCKET STAGES SECOND AND THIRD STAGES 00:40:04 - WS EARTH FROM APOLLO 8 00:40:32 - INTERIOR OF APOLLO 8 CREW MOVE AROUND ON SPACE CRAFT 00:40:41 - HOUSTON SPACE CENTER INTERIOR TECHNICIANS MONITOR APOLLO 8 FLIGHT 00:41:09 - FILM OF INTERIOR OF APOLLO 8 ASTRONAUTS OPERATE SPACE CRAFT DURING MISSION FLOAT AROUND IN ZERO GRAVITY WEIGHTLESSNESS 00:41:41 - BLACK AND WHITE BROADCAST OF APOLLO 8 ASTRONAUTS IN ORBIT DURING MISSION 00:42:12 - HUGE ANTENNAS RADAR DISH 00:43:09 - INTERIOR OF APOLLO 8 SPACE CRAFT ASTRONAUTS - SPACE CENTER TECHNICIANS STUDY THEIR MONITORS GUIDE MISSION HOUSTON TALKS TO APOLLO 8 00:44:06 - FOOTAGE OF LUNAR ORBIT INSERTION CONTACT IS LOST DURING MANEUVER MISSION CONTROL WEIGHTS DURING THIS MANEUVER 00:44:47 - CLOSE UP SHOTS OF SURFACE OF THE MOON MOVING AS FILMED BY APOLLO 8 CRATERS MOON SURFACE 00:48:57 - FLASHLIGHT FLOATS IN WEIGHTLESS ENVIRONMENT INSIDE APOLLO 8 ASTRONAUTS IN SPACE CRAFT DURING MISSION 00:49:00 - SHOTS OF TECHNICIAN, ENGINEERS AT SPACE CENTER LOOKING AT LARGE MONITORS AND COMPUTERS DURING APOLLO 8 FLIGHT 00:49:49 - MISSION CONTROL TECHNICIANS, PROGRAMERS, FLIGHT CONTROL OFFICERS ALL MONITOR APOLLO 8 FROM CONTROL ROOM IN HOUSTON SPACE CENTER 00:50:02 - INTERIOR OF APOLLO 8 CAPSULE - SPACE CRAFT DURING APOLLO 8 MISSION ASTRONAUTS FLOATING 00:50:42 - CU HAMBURGER, TECHNICIANS EAT LUNCH WHILE MONITORING APOLLO 8 MISSION 00:51:07 - ASTRONAUTS IN SPACE CRAFT CUT WITH SHOTS OF MISSION CONTROL TECHNICIANS DURING CHRISTMAS MORNING FLIGHT 00:53:15 - APOLLO 8 BEGINS IT'S DECENT INTO THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE ENDING IT'S HISTORIC MISSION TO THE MOON - FILMS OF THE RE-ENTRY OF APOLLO 8 INTO THE ATMOSPHERE MISSION CONTROL TECHNICIANS PATIENTLY WAIT FOR RE-ENTRY OF APOLLO 8 00:54:19 - RECOVERY OF APOLLO 8 TELEVISION MONITOR AT MISSION CONTROL SJOWS NAVY HELICOPTER TAKING OFF TO RECOVER APOLLO 8 SPACE CRAFT CAPSULE 00:54:31 - APOLLO 8 ASTRONAUTS POSE AND WAVE FOR CAMERAS AFTER THEIR MISSION LOVELL, ANDERS AND BORMAN 00:54:47 - CELEBRATION AT MISSION CONTROL TECHNICIANS WITH SMALL AMERICAN FLAGS APPLAUSE AND CELEBRATE A SUCCESSFUL MISSION OF APOLLO 8 TECHNICIANS LIGHT UP CIGARS 00:56:20 - ASTRONAUT ON APOLLO 8 RECITES OLD TESTAMENT SCRIPTURE OVER FOOTAGE OF APOLLO 8 MISSION
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1968
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1960s
- File Name: VM-711C