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This 1950s clip shows work at one of Aerojet's manufacturing plants. Aerojet was an American company that created rockets and propulsion systems.
Clip begins with men working on solid and liquid engines for rockets.
There are large crates and a forklift driving off. Aerial shots of a manufacturing plant.
The production line of solid propellant rockets is shown, with shots of employees in jumpsuits working on various things connected to rocket development.
Two men work at a desk. Close-up of a blueprint. A hand points to something on the sheet.
More shots of the Aerojet plant near Sacramento, California.
Close-up of one manual, then another.
Shots of various military bases.
Men examine a diagram of a launch pad for large rockets.
Still of a rocket's solid booster. There is then a unit firing off.
We then see a fantastic image of a liquid propellant booster rocket firing.