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Interesting Movies And Snippets Dealing With Our Space Program

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Movie of President John F. Kennedy Launching Apollo Program 25.3 Megs. Requires Windows Media Player 7 or higher.
The Lunar Module touched down in the Moon's Sea of Tranquility at 4:18 p.m. EST, July 20, and Commander Neil Armstrong stepped onto the lunar surface at 10:56 p.m. EDT that evening, followed by Lunar Module pilot Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr. 247 KB. Quick Time Movie.
The Apollo 11 crew planted the flag of the United States on the lunar surface. 247 KB. Quick Time Movie.
Beginning with the Apollo 15 mission in July of 1971, the two astronauts can ride a four-wheeled vehicle to traverse farther from their landing site.The lunar roving vehicle, weighing approximately 480 pounds, resembles a stripped-down dune buggy. But it can carry more than twice its weight in passengers, scientific instruments, and lunar soil samples. 306 KB. Quick Time Movie.

On August 2, 1971, at 1:11 p.m., Apollo 15's lunar lander, Falcon, lifted off from the Moon. 663 KB. Quick Time Movie.
The Original Seven United States Astronauts Movie. Malcolm Scott Carpenter; Commander, USN. Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr.; Colonel, USAF, John Herschel Glenn, Jr.; Colonel, USMC, Virgil "Gus" Ivan Grissom; Lieutenant Colonel, USAF, Walter Marty Schirra, Jr.; Captain, USN, Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr.; Rear Admiral, USN, Donald "Deke" Kent Slayton; Major, USAF. 510 KB Quick Time Movie.
Gemini launches drew hundreds of thousands of spectators, awed by the roar, flame, and smoke of the big Titan II booster. 298 KB. Quick Time Movie.
A shuttle launch. 1.1 MB. Quick Time Movie.
Saturn 5 Rocket Launch. 587 KB. Quick Time Movie.
Woodpecker attacks external tank on shuttle. 185 KB. Quick Time Movie.
President Reagan's Speech to NASA Employees and the Nation Concerning the Challenger Tragedy 2.42 Megs. Requires Windows Media Player 7 or higher.

The rescue of Apollo 13. 7.15 Megs. Requires Windows Media Player 7 or higher. (Incredible story, a must see)
Apollo 11 mission to land first men on the moon. 7.23 Megs. Requires Windows Media Player 7 or higher.
Freedom 7, the first American manned space mission. 7.13 Megs. Requires Windows Media Player 7 or higher.
Space Shuttle Challenger's last mission. 11.3 Megs. Requires Windows Media Player 7 or higher.

 


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