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14:55:18 Title: The Sun... Up Close
View of sun, radio antenna, solar flares. Scientist looking thru telescope. Satellite sent up for Solar Maximum Mission taking pictures & sending to Goddard Space Center, computer room. Still views of sun w/ geysers of gas shot up;
14:56:54 Ken Frost talking about the mission which is to understand solar flares.
14:57:08 Film of solar flare, stills. Scientists talk about photographs. Digital print out representing intensity & velocity. Computers working to show the corona. Researchers sitting around table talking about the condition of the satellite. Goddard control stations & tracking.
14:59:21 NASA Logo.
1980s;
NOTE: NOTE: Solar Maximum Mission was launched 14Feb80, rescued & repaired by Challenger in 1984, burned up on re-entry 02Dec89.
