NASA film about Ariel I satellite programme, detailing the instruments launched in 1962 with interviews from the NASA engineers who integrated the British-built instruments. The physical film reels are kept in the Royal Society archives (reference AV/3/20) and have been digitised by the Royal Society in 2026.
Produced by the Goddard Space Flight Center, Technical Information Division, Photographic Branch
16mm film reversal
Colour
Sound: Optical
Film stock: Ektachrome
Length: 800 ft
Reversal Print - excellent colour
24 minutes.
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