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The Space Movie is a documentary film produced in 1979 by Tony Palmer at the request of NASA, to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. The 78 minute film was released theatrically in 1980, on VHS in 1983 and on DVD in 2007. Richard Branson and Simon Draper's Virgin Films produced the film.
Hangar 18 is a 1980 American science fiction action film directed by James L. Conway and written by Ken Pettus, from a story by Thomas C. Chapman and Conway. It stars Darren McGavin , Robert Vaughn , Gary Collins , James Hampton and Pamela Bellwood .
The capture and repair of the Solar Max satellite also receives a great deal of coverage, including a detailed overview of training for the mission in a large pool at NASA. This particular mission is of interest, as the first attempt at capturing the satellite failed, and a second attempt almost 12 hours later had to be made.
The ABC television movie titled Challenger was broadcast on February 25, 1990. [102] It stars Barry Bostwick as Scobee and Karen Allen as McAuliffe. The movie is critical of NASA and positively portrays the engineers who argued against launching. The movie was criticized by the widows of Smith, McNair, and Onizuka as an inaccurate portrayal of ...
The Solar Maximum Mission satellite (or SolarMax) was designed to investigate Solar phenomena, particularly solar flares.It was launched on February 14, 1980. The SMM was the first satellite based on the Multimission Modular Spacecraft bus manufactured by Fairchild Industries, a platform which was later used for Landsat 4 and Landsat 5 [1] as well as the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite.
Generally, the film supports the Space Shuttle program and the dedication of NASA personnel in general while criticizing NASA management. After beginning on the eve of the launch, the rest of the film is told through flashback, beginning on July 19, 1985, when Christa McAuliffe was officially selected to be the first teacher to travel into space.
However it remains unnamed in the movie. [17] Salyut-7: 2017: Salyut 7 [18] Searching for Skylab: 2019: Skylab [19] Space Explorers: The ISS Experience: 2020: International Space Station [20] Space Station 3D: 2002: International Space Station [21] Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets: 2017: Alpha (former International Space Station)
The first satellite to carry a living animal, a dog named Laika. 508 kg (1,118 lb) December 6 US: Vanguard 1A: Vanguard TV-3: Failure: The first stage engine was improperly started, causing the vehicle to fall back to the launch pad immediately after launch and explode. [1] 1.36 kg (2.99 lb) 1958 February 1 US: Explorer 1: Juno I: Success