The First Color Movie of the Planet Earth, ATS-III, 18 Nov 1968
Scope and Contents
2 copies. ; Film Specifications - 16mm film ; Description - Film depicts time-lapse footage from space over different sectors over South America, United States, Greenland, Mexico, The Carribean, Barbados, Galapagos, Easter Island, Peru, The Amazon, Brazil, The Andes, Chile, St. Helena, Ascension island, The Equator, West Africa, Saraha Desert, Canary islands, Azores, and Bermuda. Has sunrise and sunset footage. ; Location - Earth as seen from space. ; Color ; Silent ; Date - 18 Nov 1968 ; Reel Size - 7" ; Approx. Film Length - 400' ; Approx. Running Time - 11 min 14 sec. ; Condition - Plays well ; Opening Credits - Professor Verner E. Suomi, Professor J. Parent, Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin, Professor Tetsua Fujita. ; Ending Credits - Robert J. Darcy, ATS Project Manager, Wendell S. Sunderlin, Assistant ATS project Manager, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA, John W. Lindstrom, Nimbus / ATS Data Utilization Manager, John Lahzun, Ground Display Equipment Technical Officer, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA, Roger N. Thomsen, Camera Project Engineer, Santa Barbara Research Center, Harold D. Ausfresser, Ground Equipment Consultant, Westinghouse Defense and Space Center, James Cunningham, Photofax Recorder Engineer, Electronic Image Systems Corp., A. Fritz Hasler, Jerry C. Sitzman, Susan K. Peekna, The University of Wisconsin, Vincent Ankus, Gisela L. Baralt, Dorothy L. Bradbury, Hugh Henderson, Kazuo Watanabe, The University of Chicago, produced under the auspices of NASA, Contract NAS 5 9677, Grant NsG 333, and of ESSA Grant Cwb WBG 34.
Dates
- Creation: 18 Nov 1968
Creator
- From the Collection: Lansford, Henry (Lansford, Henry, 1929-) (Person)
- From the Collection: Frisch, Joan (Person)
- From the Collection: Johnson, Diane (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Full Extent
From the Collection: 40.00 Boxes
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Archives Repository
