ASM_011: 1958 film about testing an Atlas ICBM. Narrated by William Conrad. As well as flight hardware, quite a bit of 1950s ground support equipment shown. This includes equipment at downrange tracking sites at San Salvador, Antigua, Ascension, and Fernando de Noronha.
From Pre-Title Slide...
"The complex flight test documented in this film is part of a continuing research and development program to prove and improve new models of Atlas. Operational Atlas ICBMs are now on battle-ready status with the United States Air Force. They can be launched in minutes -- should that be necessary -- by small Air Force crews using automatic launch equipment."
Film End Credit: "Convair [Astronautics] Division General Dynamics Corporation".
ASM Film Preservation Project Film # ASM_011.
MARKINGS: AT 51 #400 Oct 27, 1958. "On Target" Reel One Convair Astronautics.
NOTES: Red faded print. Donation by Mrs. Jean Hein on behalf Marvin A. Hein. Existing YouTube missing first minute of film and has poor sound [ Ссылка ] . Maybe this can be better element. Narrated by William Conrad.
1000ft, 28min, 16mm, optical sound, reddish
==== NOTE on Muted 32 Seconds ====
We elected to mute the sound from 15:27 – 15:59 as the easiest way to take care of what we feel is an invalid Content ID claim. (It is understandable how an AI system would think it was.) Not worth time to contest.
Matching material is only 32 seconds of a 4min 15 sec audio track ("Song") published for children that used 32 seconds of same recorded Convair/Government sounds / feed.
Pads sounds and launch channel only. NO music.
(Track Title: "Ready for Flight!" by Harvey R. Meyers from the Album "Journey to Infiniti")
