“A new spacecraft began a new era for science and industry.”
If you want to know how the Saturn V launch vehicle was made, this film details its construction, right down to naming the types of welds used for various parts of the rocket. Produced for screening at the 1967 Paris Air Show, the film covers the production and testing of Saturn V stages, bulkheads, fuel tanks, and boosters. Beyond the Saturn V launch vehicle itself, this film also explains many of the processes, techniques, and materials used and developed to build the components of an Apollo spacecraft.
Date Released: March 1967
File #: SID67-260
Produced By: North American Aviation/Space and Information Systems Division
Program Duration: 12:28
Media: 16mm Film
Reel Length: 465 ft
Audio: Optical, Variable Area
Film Stock: Eastman Rev II
Film Stock Edge Code Date: 1966