NASA - DVD-25 YEARS OF GLORY-VOLUME 4

Details

• Release Year: 1998
• Genre: Documentary
• Plot: OPENING NEW FRONTIERS; This film coversthe first four test missions of the Space Shutte Columbia, STS flights 1,2,3 and 4. Also you will witness the events leading up to the first launch, President's Reagan's speech after the fourth landing and highlights of the Orbital Flight Test Program in general.; ; WE DELIVER; This documentary film covers the first four operational missions of the space transportation system, STS flights 5,6,7 and 8. The operational common denominator of the mission's satellite deployment is stressed. Also included are significant secondary achievements such as EVA's (spacewalks), the first female astronaut, the first night launch and landing and some of the more important on board experiments.; ; LAUNCH AND RETRIEVAL OF SATELLITES; This film of the November 1984 launch of teh space shuttle Disovery, graphically illustrates the dispersement of two important satellites, the Telestat-H and the Syncom IB-1. Watch as both satellites are flawlessly launched into orbit. Thrill to the daring rescue of two inoperative satellites. See extraordinary footage of the precise timing involved in these rescues. Also shown are detailed views of both the flight deck and mid-deck of the Discovery.; ; SATELLITE REPAIRS; The August 1985 launch of the space shuttle Disovery was planned and executed in only four months. The primary objectives of this mission were the retrieval of an inoperative Syncom satellite, the repair of the satellite, and its subsequent return to its proper orbit. Watch in amazement as each step in the laborious proecess is graphically photographed and explained in vivid detail. Also documented is the successful deployment of numerous satellites, including the ASC-1 and Aussat-1. Another highlight of this film is the spectacular footage of weather disturbances on Earth.
• Cast: Various
• Director: Various
• Runtime: 2:00
• Company: NASA Original Film, Madacy Entertainment
• Media Format: Movie