1961 - Missile Failure - Atlas Explodes, Capsule Intact

Missile Failure - Atlas Explodes, Capsule Intact Atlas Missile w/ test mercury capsule. Much steam, lifting off & camera tracks up. Capsule exploded off at malfunction, rocket explodes in enormous ball of flames. Bank of telescopes & a few men looking up, turn and run (not overly dramatic but might work for fear. Capsule parachuted down. Astronauts looking at space capsule. Space race; 1961; Cold War; NASA;