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Love our channel? Help us save and post more orphaned films! Support us on Patreon: Even a really tiny contribution can make a difference. Consider becoming a channel member Produced by NASA in 1969, this forward-looking, color educational film is about the investigation of space and the benefits that research can produce for people on Earth. This includes benefits to a wide variety of scientific disciplines, including meteorology, geology, oceanography, and ecology. The film argues that the development of advanced technology, including the proposed space stations and probes seen in this film, likewise stimulates industrial innovation and production with far-reaching benefits and applications. Opening: Surface of the Moon with Earth seen in the distance. Titles: Benefits From Space (:06-:28). Earth as seen from the Moon. Earth as seen from space (:29-1:04). Wheat field. Woman examines computer electronics using a magnifying glass (1:14). Men examine pictures from space as part of a research project. A space walk. Concept for a space station (1:33). A subject wears an astronaut suit in front of a projection screen showing the surface of the Moon. Day and night on earth as seen from outer space. Clouds move across the face of the Earth in time lapse photography, as shot from a satellite (1:54). Pictures of Earth as seen from outer space. The oceans as seen from space. Different rivers and oceans seen from space (1:05-2:59). Forests as seen from space. Infrared photography from space. A man examines a picture of terrain, moving his pen to make a point. A researcher examines a cactus. New technological innovations. A centrifuge spins at high speed (4:24). A fuel cell, a neglected power source which was perfected for use in space. A man drives a tractor which is powered by a hydrogen fuel cell, which is pollution free (3:00-4:46). A heart monitor or biometric sensor is shown in use by a physician, first at NASA and then in a hospital. Spacecraft materials are checked to see how flammable they are. Low flammable materials and life support equipment can also have use on Earth. Men in mock-up astronaut suits at a test facility. Computer technology including a mainframe computer. Buttons are pushed. IBM magnetic tape computers in the Apollo program (5:38). Computer operations room montage. New manufacturing techniques for high tech equipment including computer chips, diodes and transistors. An industrialist looks at a machine. Flawless ball bearings could be produced in space (4:47-6:40). A scientist picks up a test tube. New, uniform alloys are shown off to the camera. Mirrors and lenses. Telstar type satellite as well as others (7:07). TV camera at Olympic Games beamed via satellite. Olympics and an astronaut are shown on a black & white TV. Concept art of a proposed space shuttle type craft for NASA. Men work on a machine. Railroad cars. Cargo loaded onto ships and jumbo jets. Two boys play with an Estes model rocket and launch it with others as part of an experiment (6:41-8:26). Biological investigation. Sun spots on the surface of the sun. The galaxy. Concept art of a space station similar to Skylab. The Moon as seen from the Apollo 8 spacecraft. The craft moves along the surface of the Moon. Earth as seen from the Moon (8:27-9:58). End credits (9:59-10:04). We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example like: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD and 2k. For more information visit
