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This 1947 documentary shows Project “Blossom 1,” the testing of captured German V-2 rockets in White Sands New Mexico. The “Blossom Project” was inaugurated under direction of the Air Material Command. This was a series of seven flights to test the possibilities of ejecting a canister with a parachute and recovering it intact. The parachute was to be ejected at the zenith of flight. The canister attached to these parachutes contained fruit flies and various types of seeds to determine the possible effects of biological mutations caused by the cosmic rays of the upper atmosphere. Cameras and photo-electric cells were also included for other experimentation.
The German V-2 was the world’s first long-range guided ballistic missile. After the war, the United States sought to harness the technology behind the V-2 for their own purposes. The work became much more urgent a decade after Blossom, when the Russians successfully orbited Sputnik. In addition to the Blossom tests, the Navy conducted Operation Sandy, where a rocket was launched from the aircraft carrier USS Midway. The V-2 rockets were instrumental in these early experiments, serving as a foundation for the development of more advanced rocketry and space technology.
This rare film shows how the V-2 missile was modified with a special container full of instruments to record its different flight characteristics. The film features extensive close up footage of a V-2 rocket, including footage of takeoff from the point of view of the rocket itself.
0:08 “Project Blossom 1” White Sands, New Mexico March 1947, 0:10 V-2 Rocket taking off, 0:32 a V-2 taking off in forest in Peenemünde, Germany during WWII, 0:53 a close up of the engine in slow motion during takeoff, 1:16 overview of V-2 rocket/s captured by American troops with modification for testing at White Sands, 1:41 different diagrams showing how high the V-2 rocket flies, 2:08 V-2 rockets being opened and prepared for testing at White Sands, 2:36 a container with instruments for the tip of the V-2 being tested and prepared to be placed on top of a V-2, 3:21 close ups of the different instruments positioned in the top of the rocket, 3:46 the container is placed into the warhead area, 4:04 a rocket being moved by a truck to a testing location, 4:33 missile being prepared for launch with a gantry tower with close ups of work on the missile, 5:42 modified V-2 takes off, 5:52 camera footage as seen from the rocket, 6:13 the missile flying as seen from the ground, 6:34 functioning of the different parachutes of the instrument container, 7:19 the remains of the V-2 after it had crashed back onto the ground, 7:45 The End
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