Way Stations in Space (1961)

Incredible film aimed at 4th6th graders that covers the possibilities of space stations. The space race was in high gear in 1961, and so was likely a hot topic of discussion in the schools. The film starts off with a curious hold over from the 1950s science films; two young children ask (via an all knowing narrator) their uncle, a rocket scientist, about rockets. This leads into a discussion on how rockets work and why they need to be in stages, first using the example of an X15 rocket plane carried by a