# NASA SPACE DOWN TO EARTH 1970s SPACE EXPLORATION & SATELLITES 47604

“Space Down to Earth” is a circa 1970 NASA education film that explores how science impacts not only the exploration of space but also life on Earth. The color film begins with “sounds” from space — signals from satellites orbiting Earth — each of which have their own signature, or tone. Such application satellites serve many different functions, we are told, including weather, communications, and Earth resources. Beginning at mark 01:45 , the narrator explains how satellites such as Nimbus and TIROS track weather conditions around the globe, including hurricanes, as we see scenes from 1969’s Hurricane Camille — a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane that struck the Gulf Coast of the United States. (TIROS, we’re told at mark 06:00 , also carries equipment that can help spot solar flares). Satellites are also used in communications, we’re told starting at mark 09:30 , with those communication satellites doing everything from assisting in telephone calls to providing cable television service. At mark 10:26 we hear the voice of President Dwight D. Eisenhower transmitted in 1960 as a part of Project Eco, a metalized balloon satellite. We also see visit to Mexico City by Pope Paul VI (mark 11:27 ) and of course images of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the lunar surface as part of the Apollo 11 mission (mark 11:32 ), and the crew of Apollo 13 (mark 11:48 ) after they narrowly escaped death and returned to Earth. Communication satellites are also used to aid aircraft and other…

- Kind: Film
- Genres: Space, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/47604NASASpaceDownToEarth)
- 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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