One Giant Leap Reel 3 1969

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Reel 3. A documentary about the American and Russian space race.

01:37:59 Dramatic voiceover about how after millenniums of airless solitude the moon was just about to receive its first visit. L/S of the launch pad at Cape Kennedy, Florida. Astronauts being prepared for the flight. They wave...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
70491
Sort Number:
DOCS
Time in/Out:
01:37:59:00 / 01:44:17:00
Canister:
DOCS
Film ID:
1351.05
Issue Date:
1969

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