A 1960s American corporate film demonstrating the development of launch systems by Douglas, a corporation playing a major role in launch system development and flights with cryogenic propellants. Including: various launch footage to illustrate the Delta and Saturn terminal stage programmes, both developed by Douglas; systems management; the development of special facilities - a liquid nitrogen cooled space vacuum chamber, heavy duty structures test facility, liquid hydrogen research and testing complex, a 4000 acre liquid hydrogen test firing complex, attitude control systems testing complex, post-firing vehicle checkout facility; liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen propellant development plant; S4 stage bulkhead; satellite development; aerodynamics testing of Delta vehicle in hyper-velocity impulse tunnel; launcher fabrication; ground-testing of engines; laboratory for testing of integrated system, data analysis; launch of Saturn-1 vehicles; seated operators with Saturn/Douglas logos on coats.

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