# NASA THE KNOWLEDGE BANK SPACE IN THE 1970s SOLAR RESEARCH 45224

This NASA color film HQ-207 The Knowledge Bank predates the SSS-A launch in November 1971. It opens with footage of the moon. There is a sophisticated scientific laboratory in space in the form of satellites that carry experiments from scientists of many nations (:05-:35). Historic inventors include Benjamin Franklin (:37- 1:12 ), Michael Faraday ( 1:10 ), Wilhelm Roentgen ( 1:17 ), and Thomas Edison ( 1:25 ). The night launch of a rocket is shown ( 1:55 - 2:55 ). Various instruments in a launch control room are shown ( 3:09 - 3:37 ). Space science began with balloons carrying photographic film to detect cosmic rays in the troposphere and stratosphere ( 3:48 - 3:59 ). Beginning in 1945, sounding rockets began mapping the ionosphere, as recorded by giant dishes ( 4:00 - 4:25 ). This technology first discovered x-rays from the sun. In 1958, the James Van Allen team sent experiments on the satellite Explorer One and discovered the earth’s radiation belt and additional mapping has taken place ( 4:44 - 5:18 ). High altitude satellites concentrate on the magnetosphere ( 5:20 - 5:46 ). Sun flares affect all layers of our atmosphere ( 5:46 - 5:56 ). Various scientific instruments are shown in rapid succession ( 6:50 - 7:20 ). International cooperation programs include the US-UK, US-Canada, and multiple countries ( 7:34 - 7:40 ). Various nebulas and stars are shown ( 7:41 - 7:55 ). Various scientific instruments are shown in rapid succession ( 7:56 - 8:13 ). Next to be explored in…

- Kind: Film
- Genres: Space, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/45224NASATheKnowledgeBank)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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