Description
News stories mainly about NASA from 1962. The footage on this reel includes: A model of the Apollo Command Module spins around. The model is stamped "Apollo Spacecraft" on one side, and "United States" on the opposite side. Astronauts pose together outside the Cullen Performance Hall on the University of Houston campus in Houston, Texas. Among those present are Neil Armstrong, Frank Borman, Charles Conrad, James Lovell, James McDivitt, Elliot See, Thomas Stafford, Edward White, and John Young. Paul Purser announces NASA's decision that, due to an irregular heartbeat, Deke Slayton would not be allowed to man a solo space flight, the Mercury-Atlas 7. Paul Purser announces the details of NASA's Apollo program. NASA employee shows off a model of the Apollo capsule. A group of men wearing shirtsleeves and ties hold a meeting. Press conference at the Cullen Performance Hall on the University of Houston campus in Houston, Texas. Among those present are Neil Armstrong, Frank Borman, Charles Conrad, James Lovell, James McDivitt, Elliot See, Thomas Stafford, Edward White, and John Young. NASA press conference. One of the men on the panel is Robert R. Gilruth, head of the Manned Spacecraft Center (now the Johnson Space Center). Three NASA employees move a piece of equipment. Social event, with shots of men and women standing around drinking and talking. A few astronauts are present, including Alan Shepard, and Wally Schirra.