“Of all the scientific accomplishments of our age, our firm step into the new dimensions of space technology may well be the achievement for which we are most honored by posterity.”
Starting with shots of 1960s Houston and Clear Lake, this film introduces us to the work carried out at NASA’s Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC), now known as the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. The film first explains how NASA operates and the role the MSC plays in Project Apollo as well as future NASA programs. Through a guided tour of the facility that we are unlikely to get today, we then learn about the structural organization of MSC and how the Center prepares equipment and trains astronauts for spaceflight. This objective is accomplished with a thorough explanation of the functions of administration, flight crew operations (including astronaut training), engineering development (the design and testing of various manned space craft components), and flight operations (mission control).
Date Released: N/A
File #: MSC-64-242
Produced By: NASA/MSC
Program Duration: 24:03
Media: 16mm Film
Reel Length: 873 ft
Audio: Optical, Variable Area
Film Stock: Ektachrome
Film Stock Edge Code Date: 1966