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Precision Command Guidance For Ballistic Missiles

Item number (ISN):

444224

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1959

Item number (ISN):

444224

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

BELL CANADA

Accession:

1979-0192

Media:

Film

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

1959

Production company:

Paul Hance Production

Description:

Short documentary on a missile command guidance system developed by Western Electric. Night shot of blast off of a Thor Able rocket and cut to recovery of nose cone near the ascencion Island on April 8, 1959. Sequences on electronic equipment , technicians at work, a Remington Rand Univac computer being used to process data. Cuts to launch of Thor Able rocket, technicians at consoles, guidance system at work and recovery of nose cone. Final follow shot of another rocket being launched, soaring upwards. <5mn 30s>

Language:

English

Notes:

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1. Prepared by Bell Telephone Laboratory on behalf of Western Union.

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Vault ISN:

598007

Format:

FILM

Location number:

8006-0064

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

COMP

Stock:

REL PRT

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER
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Conditions of access:

Open

Reproduction access:

with written permission of copyright owner : with permission of Bell Canada~The HISTORICAL NEWSREELS compilation is open for consultation and copyright has expired - see letter of 5 June 1996 in Collection File.

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