Manned Space Flight Quarterly Report No. 22, July-September 1968

Duration: 15:15

Year Published: 1968

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: This NASA government film reviews developments in its space program between July and September 1968. The film begins with a recap of the ground testing of astronauts and launch rehearsals for Apollo 7, the first manned Apollo mission. Given that technical problems were discovered during Apollo 6, the report discusses the main issue—the POGO effect—and the solution NASA instituted. The report also covers egress procedures, with both launch tower (via slide wire) and water egress training shown. We even get to see astronaut Rusty Schweickart practice a water egress technique he “borrowed from a mallard duck” at Perrin Air Force Base outside of Sherman, Texas. The film concludes with the Identification of MASCONS on the Moon, their significance to the lunar missions, and the solution to working with their effect on navigation systems.