Space Suits For Stratosphere (1950-1959)

1952? (USA) SV. Two US Pilots seated wearing new type (T.1.) suits. One rises and plugs into instrument panel. SV. Type operating instruments pan to pilot in space suit being inflated. MS. Pilots walking into strato-trainer chamber. MS. Pilots walking out of strato-chambers. CU. Pilot taking off mask. (Comb. F.G.) FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.