This is a documentary about the building of a satellite communication station on Ascension Island as part of the Apollo Project and the planned first spece flight to the moon.
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ACMI Identifier
307494
Language
English
Subject categories
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Communication
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Manned space flight
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Outer space - Exploration
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Project Apollo
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Satellites
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Scientific satellites
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Space flight - History
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Space flight to the moon
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Space sciences
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Space sciences - History
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)