The Coming Space Age

Presents the historical development of man's battle to conquer space, and a panel discussion of the potential implications of space flight. Uses film clips showing the earliest man-made rockets, the development of the German V-2 rocket, and recent work in rocket development. Describes, during the panel discussion, developments in rocket guided missile work, military and civilian uses of rockets, and potential communications systems in space. Features, as host, Mr. Ben H Cherrington, Director of the Rocky Mountain Office of the Institute of International Education. Participants include William H. Pickering, California Institute of Technology; Fred Whipple, Head of the Harvard College Observatory; Dr. Clifford Furnas, Chancellor of the University of Buffalo; and Sigfried Singer, University of Maryland. (KRMA-TV) Kinescope.