Close Up of the Moon, A Look at Lunar Orbiter, ca. 1966 - ca. 1971

Creator(s): National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (10/01/1958 - ) (Most Recent)
Series: Headquarters' Films Relating to Aeronautics, compiled 1962 - 1981
Record Group 255: Records of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1903 - 2006
Scope & Content: This film provides, through animation and live action sequences, an overview of the aims of the Lunar Orbiter program, and describes in detail the mechanics of the satellite's photographic operation -- the shooting, storing, and subsequent transmitting back to Earth photographs of the moon. The film also provides an explanation of the navigational control of the Lunar Orbiter.
Contact(s): National Archives at College Park - Motion Pictures (RD-DC-M), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 20740-6001, Phone: [phone]
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National Archives Identifier: 1257288
Local Identifier: 255-HQ-169
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