“MAN INTO SPACE PART III“ 1960s SPACE RACE SATELLITES JOHN GLENN COSMONAUT YURI GAGARIN 54134

Love our channel? Help us save and post more orphaned films! Support us on Patreon: Even a really tiny contribution can make a difference. Consider becoming a channel member: This color educational film “Man Into Space“ was part of a series created by Explorer Productions. It was produced and directed by Edward Scherer and written by Anne MacKenzie. This episode of “Man Into Space“ focuses on the history of satellite technology, and the race between the USA and Soviet Union to put a man in orbit. It was released in 1970. Opening titles: Man Into Space Part III: Satellites and Man in Orbit (:06-:20). Astronaut Ed White performs the first American spacewalk during the Gemini 4 mission on June 3, 1965. Dr. Hibbs speaks to the viewer about space and draws on paper how a rocket must fly to leave the earth (:21-2:17). Rocket is launched into the sky, gets further and further away. Animation shows it leaving the atmosphere and into orbit aroun