# NASA 1978 HIGHLIGHTS SPACE SHUTTLE TESTING VOYAGER WIND TURBINES 75372

This 1978 NASA newsreel shows the activities for that year, including testing of the Space Shuttle prototype at Edwards Air Force Base. Astronaut John Young is shown training with Robert Crippen at the Johnson Space Center, and additional shuttle mission specialists and pilots are shown. The shuttle Enterprise is shown arriving at the Marshall Space Center and all components of the Space Shuttle Transportation System are put together for the first time. Shuttle boosters are shown being tested at the Thiokol Corporation, and work is shown on the space shuttle Columbia. Also shown in the film is the launch of Pioneer spacecraft aimed at Venus. The IUE, International Ultraviolet Explorer is shown launched with the ground station at the Goddard Space Center, along with EO2 with a large x-ray telescope on board. The Hubble space telescope is shown under construction at the Corning corporation, where its mirrors are being assembled. LANDSAT III and SEASAT are also shown. This year also marked milestones, including the 75th anniversary of the Wright brothers’ first flight and the 20th anniversary of the space program's initiation. 00:00 The year 1978 was a period of preparation, particularly for the reusable Space Shuttle. 0:15 - Astronomers utilized an orbiting telescope to observe stars, similar to ground-based observatories. Pioneer spacecraft arrived at Venus and conducted landings on the planet's surface. 0:28 - The Voyager missions continued their journey toward Jupiter and…

- Kind: Film
- Genres: Space, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/75372NASA1978Highlights)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
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