“1967: A year of mini skirts, of global conflict, of tragedy and triumph, the year of Apollo 4, the first of the big shots.”
The Apollo 4 mission was a very big deal for the Apollo program. As the maiden, unmanned voyage of the massive Saturn V launch vehicle, much was riding on the untarnished success of this flight. Narrated by Marvin Miller, the first part of this film details the construction and design of the Saturn V stages and Apollo spacecraft. After providing copious amounts of data on thrust and payloads, the film explains the mission objectives and timeline from liftoff to splashdown. Part two of the film briefly recaps the mission’s success with footage of the launch and Project Apollo workers assembled to watch it on televisions located at the factory. “Yes,” Miller tells us, “these people have done their work well.”
Date Released: 1967
File #: SID 67-758
Produced By: North American Aviation Inc./Space and Information Systems Division
Program Duration: 30:15
Media: 16mm Film
Reel Length: 1,102 ft
Audio: Optical, Variable Area
Film Stock: Eastman
Film Stock Edge Code Date: 1967