Mastery of Space
- Program
- Mastery of Space
- Producing Organization
- United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Contributing Organization
- Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/512-p55db7wq4p
- NOLA Code
- MASY
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- Description
- Program Description
- 1 hour program, produced in 1962 by NASA.
- Program Description
- The how and why of Project Mercury the United States first attempt to put a man in orbit is presented in a special one-hour documentary produced for National Educational Televisions fifty-eight station network. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has prepared the documentary, tentatively titled Men in Orbit. [actual title: Mastery of Space] It includes films of the actual launching and the astronauts reaction during the historic orbital flight. These films compliment the coverage of the astronauts training and the evolution of the Mercury space craft. Prints of the complete program were made available for airing within a few days after the Project Mercury flight. The program contains interviews with two astronauts, John Glenn and Walter Schirra. Glenn is interviewed immediately after being subjected to a test of his resistance to centrifugal force. Schirra gives his reactions following a simulated space flight of seven and one-half hours. Filmed animation sequences are used to show the development of various space projects, including Project Apollo, which involves a lunar landing. The documentary also shows in detail exactly how the booster rockets are separated from the Atlas missile and how retro-rockets function during re-entry. According to Charles Vaughan, executive producer of science programs for NET, Mastery of Space is an excellent example of the way NET programming supplements the work of the other three television networks. Within a few days after the commercial networks have covered the vent as it takes place, the NET stations will broadcast the complete background of the significant happening. We are happy to cooperate with NASA in disseminating information contributing to the peaceful exploration of space for the benefit of all mankind. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Broadcast Date
- 1962-00-00
- Asset type
- Program
- Genres
- Documentary
- Topics
- Science
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Credits
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Interviewee: Glenn, John
Interviewee: Schirra, Walter
Producing Organization: United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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Library of Congress
Identifier: 2300731-1 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 16mm film
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: B&W
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Mastery of Space,” 1962-00-00, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed April 2, 2026, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-p55db7wq4p.
- MLA: “Mastery of Space.” 1962-00-00. Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. April 2, 2026. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-p55db7wq4p>.
- APA: Mastery of Space. Boston, MA: Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-p55db7wq4p