Way Stations in Space (1961)

Incredible film aimed at 4th-6th 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 X-15 rocket plane carried by a