USMC 111790: Vanguard rocket tests

Description: Item Description Title USMC 111790: Vanguard rocket tests Citation information USMC 111790: Vanguard rocket tests. United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no Oct-60 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 MIRC inventory no. USMC 111790 Decade 1960 Date 1957 Description Pre-flight tests of a Glenn L. Martin Co. Vanguard rocket at Cape Canaveral. Views of the rocket on the launch pad with and without the service structure and during an engine test fire. Different payloads are put into place, including an aluminum sphere. Location(s) Cape Canaveral (Fla.) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed in 1957 or 1958. Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color B&W Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Positive Original physical length 170 Original aspect ratio 1.37:1 (Academy) Original media type Motion pictures (visual works) Language English Contributing organization University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections Digital collection name United States Marine Corps Films Rights information Public domain. Digital media type Moving Image Date digital file created 6/19/2024 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 4:52 Digital file type video/H264