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American experience. Space men

American experience. Space men

DVD 2016

On an August morning in 1960, Air Force Captain Joseph Kittinger stepped out of a helium balloon twenty miles above Earth, hurtling down at over 400 miles per hour. The little-known story of the men whose scientific experiments laid critical groundwork for NASA's manned space program, a decade before President Kennedy committed the nation to sending a man to the moon.

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Explore Topics & Themes:
Balloonists United States Biography
Kittinger, Joe, 1928-
Space flight Physiological effect
United States. Air Force Officers Biography
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ISBN:
9781627896757
Description:
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
digital optical surround Dolby digital 5.1
NTSC
video file DVD video
polychrome
Target Audience Note:
MPAA: TVPG
Other Title:
Space men [DVD]
American experience (Television program)
Notes:
Director of photography, Buddy Squires ; edited by Don Kleszy ; original music by Peter Rundquist ; executive producer, Mark Samels
Narrator, Michael Murphy
Originally broadcast as a single episode of the television program American Experience Mar. 1, 2016
DVD, widescreen (16x9); Dolby 5.1 surround
English dialogue; English subtitles
Contents:
The fastest man
Explorers
Project Manhigh
Manhigh II
The right stuff
Control Number:
1602769
UPC:
841887028127
Other Authors:
Insignia Films, production company
Murphy, Michael, 1938- narrator
PBS Distribution (Firm), publisher
Pollak, Amanda, film director
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