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New Mexico-1972: Apollo Command Module On Display And Missile Launch Site

  • Year1972
  • Decade1970s
  • LocationNew, Mexico
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1972 New Mexico
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Apollo Command Module On Display And Missile Launch Site — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1972, this vintage home movie captures a NASA Apollo command module on display outdoors in New Mexico. The silver spacecraft rests on a concrete pad in front of a beige institutional building, its conical nose and conical engine bell clearly visible. The footage, framed by dark borders suggesting a window view, shows the module from a fixed perspective under bright daylight. The scene shifts to a distant view of a white missile or rocket on a launch pad in a desert landscape, with a road and hills in the background. The warm color palette and film grain evoke a strong sense of mid-20th century Americana and Cold War-era space exploration.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
125776851

Rights & Clearance

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

  • People visible: No
  • Logos / trademarks: Yes
  • Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

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Reel record not linked for this clip
Date
1972 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location
New, Mexico Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route
Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Topics & Keywords

  • place
  • scientist
  • experiment
  • technology
  • middle
  • new mexico
  • 1972
  • 1972 vintage 8mm film
  • New Mexico space exhibit
  • Apollo command module
  • NASA spacecraft
  • vintage home movie footage
  • Cold War technology
  • space race era
  • retro science footage
  • archival space footage
  • missile launch site
  • desert landscape
  • vintage film grain
  • 1970s technology
  • historic NASA
  • space exploration
  • vintage documentary
  • retro Americana
  • 8mm home movie
  • vintage science footage
  • 1970s archival footage

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1970s documentary requests needing visitor-shot space technology, Apollo-era display material, or desert missile-site cutaways from home-movie 8mm footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Silver command-module-like capsule displayed outside a beige building.

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