TERRADYNAMICS

Duration: 21 min

Year Published: 1968

Creator: Atomic Energy Commission

Color: Color

Sound: Optical sound

Description: Documents the Earth penetration program at Sandia Laboratories--a program concerned with determining the nature and composition of sub-surface soil using Earth-penetrating, ballistic vehicles. With emphasis on current technology, shows early experimentation, the evolution of the program, the delivery techniques and design of several penetration vehicles, plus a typical recovery operation and post-recovery analysis.