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WETA "SPACES" 8/06/1983
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WETA credit/Department of Education credit "SPACES" is a program intended to get kids interested in pursuing study and careers in sciences.
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Opening sequence with graphics of OUTER SPACE and galaxies, footage of APOLLO ROCKET taking off, shot of Earth from orbit, shot of trackers in NASA control room, shot of space capsule splashing down into ocean. Shot of NEIL ARMSTRONG descending ladder to moon, shot of astronaut on SPACEWALK outside SPACE SHUTTLE cargo bay, Shot of PILOT in cockpit, Astronauts watching a spoon float in zero-gravity.
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Title sequence showing kids being excited by various aspects of "science", some cartoons.
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Hosts introduce show saying how important science is.
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Segment on training of a SPACE SHUTTLE ASTRONAUT in Houston. Film re-enactment of WRIGHT BROTHERS flight starts theme of "man's desire to fly". Montage of other, some very silly, flying machines. Shots of Apollo rocket launch, NASA crews in control room, NEIL ARMSTRONG on MOON, SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH in 1981. Shots of SHUTTLE SIMULATOR at JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, Houston, Astronauts training in cockpit, shots of instrument panels. Astronaut Franklin Chang talks about the importance of the lab simulator to the Shuttle program. Shots of Chang doing physical training. Shot of Chang talking about his childhood interest in SPACE-he was born in Costa Rica [to show that anyone can work and make a career in science]. Shots of TRAINING PLANES on Air Force Base, Chang suits up for a flight. Shots of Chang at computer, long shot of a SPACE SHUTTLE launch, close shot of SPACE SHUTTLE, shot of SPACE SHUTTLE ejecting BOOSTER ROCKETS in upper atmosphere.
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Illustrations of the outer solar system, Chang v.o. talks about developing fusion as a power source for deep space exploration.
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Short segment on possible OUTER SPACE COMMUNITIES, cartoons showing how the "space-habs" will be built and populated.
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Shot of NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM HALL, with rockets and space capsules, etc. Hosts get moony about all the planes and spaceships. Talk about the many people who work in the space program.