Kennedy Sees Rocket Fired (1962)

Title reads: “Kennedy Sees Rocket Fired“. Vandenburg Airforce Base, United States of America (USA). L/S President John F Kennedy’s (JFK) car driving past aircraft and missiles. Tilt up a Titan Missile. M/S Atlas-D rocket about to be launched. The blast off starts and the rocket leaves the ground, camera pans up with rocket. C/U JFK watching and looking very happy. The President inspects an underground launching silo. C/U looking into the silo, showing the nose cone of a rocket. Travel shot showing Titan rockets. L/S aircraft with section of a missile protruding from the aircraft loading doors. Interior. The President looks around a display of space equipment. C/U JFK. M/S President looking at a nose cone. M/S President coming out of door, pan up to sign above door: “Moon Base“. Palm Desert. Various shots President John F Kennedy with former president Dwight Eisenhower (Ike) posing for cameras. C/U JFK and Ike. The two men shake hands, JFK gets into his car. FILM ID: A