[Film footage of model rocket launches at Green Mountain Proving Ground]

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Identifier2013-09-17_AV_001SourceThe G. Harry Stine Space History and Model Rocketry Collection (2013-09-17)Series2013-09-17, Series VCreatorModel Missiles, Inc.DescriptionFilm footage of model rocket launches at Green Mountain Proving Ground (Colorado), produced by Model Missiles, Inc., circa 1950s-1960s. The footage is comprised of short scenes of model rockets being prepped and launched via launch rods, perhaps filmed for demonstration purposes or for a commercial. Del Hitch, dressed in a Model Missiles jumpsuit, demonstrates the various steps of a rocket launch, including folding and loading the parachute, placing the rockets on launch rods, and using the firing control system.

The footage is in color and is silent.

Label on container: "Model Missiles, Inc. / Rocket film for TV / 90 feet."Creation Datecirca 1950s-1960sSubjectRocketryRockets (Aeronautics)--ModelsModel Missiles, Inc.Hitch, DelGreen Mountain Proving Ground (Colorado)PlaceColoradoUnited StatesExtent1 film reel (3 min., 23 sec.) : silent, color ; 16 mmOriginal Format16mm (photographic film size)Bibliographic CitationThe G. Harry Stine Space History and Model Rocketry Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsIn copyright

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[Film footage of model rocket launches at Green Mountain Proving Ground]