Astronautics program at USAF Academy

Astronautics program at USAF Academy. Cadet Chris Short from Air Force Academy talks to camera about liking the realism of the Academy. Missile hitting tank; airdrop of crates by parachute. ICBM launch (all from stock footage, scratched). 04:16:54 Air Force Now title. 04:17:04 Montage: Shuttle lift off. Cadets w/ rockets & equipment, control room, simulator showing rocket, looking at rockets on TV, inside rocket or bomber, rocket launched. 04:17:37 Colonel Bob Given, head of the Astronautics department explains their role. Men set up small rocket launcher in field. Cadets in classroom, math. Astrolab, graphs, computer keys. Electronics system & rocket engineered. Cadet Badger at work bench explains recovery system for Astro 4-68 pocket. Men in field setting up recovery system. Captain in Astrolab talks, simulator from NASA. Space shuttle. 04:19:40 Cadet Kevin Adams talks about program as others work on electronics soldering boards. Major Hal Rhodes interviewed in field, talks about small rocket launcher, rocket launched, sighting w/ scope; rocket falls. group of cadets in field look at crashed rocket as parachute didn’t open. Carry parts back. 04:21:33 Montage: Cadet walking on campus; work room; astronauts; shuttle launched. Military Schools; US Air Force Academy;