6 Space Disasters | British Pathé

THE THINGS THAT LAUNCH US - SPACE MONTH ON BRITISH PATHÉ (NOVEMBER 2015): 6 Space Disasters. Here we look at the accidents and failures that paved the way for the Space Race. Some caused big financial loss and political controversy, others resulted in animal victims and a few ended up with human casualties. Check out the newsreels used to make this video in this playlist: Original version trimmed to remove music for licensing reasons. A NEW THEME EVERY MONTH! Each month, a range of new uploads and playlists tell the story of a particular topic through archive footage. Let us know what themes you’d like to see by leaving us a comment or connecting with us on social media. BRITISH PATHÉ’S STORY Before television, people came to movie theatres to watch the news. British Pathé was at the forefront of cinematic journalism, blending information with entertainment to popular effect. Over the course of a century, it documented everything fr