Doctors in Space; Flight Toward the Stars

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Title:
Doctors in Space; Flight Toward the Stars
Description:
As a background to flight in space, this first program discusses high-altitude flying with particular attention to rocket craft. William B. Bridgeman gives an account of his own experiences with the pioneer Douglas "Skyrocket," which he flew in 1951 to a then record altitude of 15 miles. WILLIAM B. BRIDGEMAN, test pilot , Douglas Aircraft Company, Santa Monica, California. He is also the co-author, with Jacqueline Hazard, of an autobiographical book, "The Lonely Sky," published by Hennery Holt &Co. This timely series explores what is now known about flight into space and resultant medical problems and includes the latest scientific developments in space medicine. Much stock footage from US Air Force films is included, and experts in missile development and space medicine appear on the programs. The basic aim of the series is to inform the public about the advances made in space flight, the problems encountered there, and the medical research going on to enable man to fly in space. In this age of dog-bearing satellites, National Educational Television viewers will be interested to learn of the possibilities of trips by human beings into outer space. Appearing in all 13 programs of "Doctors in Space" is a leading authority on space medicine, Dr. Hubertus Strughold, Advisor for Research, School of Aviation Medicine, US Air Force, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. A native of Westtuennen, Westfalia, Germany, he received his PhD from the University of Muenster in 1922 and his MD degree from the University of Wuerzburg in 1923. As a research assistant at the Physiological Institute in Wuerzburg, he specialized early in aviation medicine and gave the first lectures in this field in the summer semester, 1927, at Wuerzburg. In 1935 Dr. Strughold became director of the Aeromedical Research Institute in Berlin and associate professor of physiology at the University of Berlin. After the war he was appointed director of the Physiological Institute of the University of Heidelberg. In 1947 he joined the staff of the School of Aviation Medicine of the US Air Force. In 1949 he was named chief of the newly founded Department of Space Medicine at the Air University. In 1956, Dr. Strughold became a citizen of the US. In August of 1947, he was appointed Advisor for Research to the School. Dr. Strughold is a member of many national and international medical and scientific organizations including the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Space Medicine Association, the American Rocket Society, the International Astronautical Federation, the International Mars Committee, and the American Rocket Society Space Flight Technical Committee. He is the author of "The Green and Red Planet: A Physiological Study of the Possibility of Life on Mars" and many professional papers on physiology, aviation medicine and space medicine. He is co-author of a textbook, "Principles of Aviation Medicine," and an atlas on aviation medicine. Appearing on all programs with Dr. Strughold as the host of the series is Dr. John Rider, a professor of physics at the University of Houston.
Production company:
National Educational Television and Radio Center
Creator:
KUHT-TV
Creator:
Strughold, Hubertus, 1898-1986
Host:
Rider, John
Creator:
Bridgeman, William B.
Author:
United States Department of Defense
Author:
National Educational Television and Radio Center
Author:
United States. Air Force
Date:
January 5, 1958
Format:
Film/Video
Genre:
Documentary
Location:
Library of Congress
Collection (local):
American Archive of Public Broadcasting Collection
Series:
Library of Congress > Doctors in Space
Subjects:
Education
Science
Douglas Aircraft Company
Aviation Medicine
Extent:
00:29:33
Link to Item:
https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-504-dj58c9s739
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Notes:
Episode Number: 1