Assignment, Shoot the Moon (1967)

How did unmanned spacecrafts get a man on the moon? Find out in this historic video from 1967.

This film summarizes the exploration of the Moon conducted through unmanned Ranger, Surveyor and Lunar Orbiter spacecraft, and shows how such detailed data and photography contributed to the first manned flights to the Moon. The film describes the complexities of closeup photography of the Moon, and includes good views of craters, mountain ranges and other lunar terrain.

This film received the following awards: Golden Eagle Certificate, Council on International Nontheatrical Events (CINE), 1968; and the Award of Merit, American Film Festival, 1968.

Transcript (PDF): http://archives.gov/social-media/transcripts/transcript-assignment-shoot-moon-45011.pdf

Assignment: Shoot the Moon, 1967

CREATED BY
National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (10/01/1958 - )

REPOSITORY:
Contact(s): National Archives at College Park - Motion Pictures (RDSM), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 20740-6001
Phone: 301-837-3540, Fax: 301-837-3620, Email: mopix@nara.gov

For information about ordering reproductions of moving images held by the Motion Picture, Sound, and Video Records Section, visit: http://www.archives.gov/research/order/broadcast-quality-film-dc.html

MORE INFORMATION:
More information is available in the National Archives online catalog:
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/45011

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