Sydney's old observatory at operation.
Footage taken from the 'Graf Zeppelin' flying from Germany...
French astronomer Mr Salkazanov talks about his work.
Australian radio astronomers show a new design system for a radio...
Photographs of the Moon are taken with the aid of television cameras.
Item relating to man made satellite launched in Russia.
George Hole takes pictures of the moon with large telescope which he built...
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Percy Wilkins uses home-made telescope to chart the surface of the moon.
Fisherman Tony Ellis finds fame as an...
The 'Atlas' missile is fired from Cape Canaveral. Florida....
Giant telescope is erected at Ala-Tua in Russia for exploring...
First ever rocket to escape from the earth's...
Russian scientist send dogs in space.
American rocket Pioneer IV takes off on trip to orbit round the sun.
Soviet newsreel item about Sputnik satellite.
American newsreel story about observatory in New Mexico where sun is studied. ...
The Soviet built Luna 9 lands on the...
Kansas farmer discovers star, yacht arrives in New York from...
Women sail yachts - footage of a yacht race.
Pathe looks over America's efforts to send a rocket to the moon.
Americans pioneer in orbit flight around the sun.
History of telescopes includes a look at some...
Footage of...
Compilation of library material making up a retrospective of 1958 news events.