Pioneer III Army Handout Uncut Print
Film Identifier: F.2012-03-1322
Run Time
0h 5m 16s
0h 5m 16s
Format
16mm
16mm
Color
B&W
B&W
Sound
Silent
Silent
Date Produced
1958
1958
Abstract
Short film meant for television, released by the United States of America War Office in 1958. The footage depicts the construction and ultimate launch of Pioneer 3, which was a spacecraft intended as a lunar probe. While it failed to go past the moon, it did reach an altitude of 102,360 km before falling back to Earth. The Pioneer 3 was launched by the U.S. Army Ballistic Missile Agency in conjunction with NASA.
The launch of the Pioneer 3 was a crucial part of the military’s pre-space age endeavors, meant to gather enough research necessary to set the stage for space exploration.
Short film meant for television, released by the United States of America War Office in 1958. The footage depicts the construction and ultimate launch of Pioneer 3, which was a spacecraft intended as a lunar probe. While it failed to go past the moon, it did reach an altitude of 102,360 km before falling back to Earth. The Pioneer 3 was launched by the U.S. Army Ballistic Missile Agency in conjunction with NASA.
The launch of the Pioneer 3 was a crucial part of the military’s pre-space age endeavors, meant to gather enough research necessary to set the stage for space exploration.
Related Place
United States (represents)