Produced and directed by Jerry Hill, this fascinating industrial film shows the use of specialized cameras in the space and missile development program. The film shows footage shot with high speed, slow motion cameras, as well as with lenses developed to overcome the great distance and speeds presented by missile and rocket launches. Shots are shown from a Roti camera, which features a 24 inch telescope with a 500 inch focal length capable of using 35 or 70mm film. Footage is shown from various space and missile programs including Titan, Atlas, Ranger, Project Mercury, and more. Both the Vandenburg Air Force Base’s Pacific Missile Range and the Cape Kennedy facility are shown.

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This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD and 2k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com