Man in Space

Man in Space
Man in Space (Disneyland episode)
Written by Ward Kimball
William Bosche
Directed by Ward Kimball
Country of origin  United States
Language(s) English
Production
Producer(s) Ward Kimball
Cinematography William V. Skall
Running time 51 minutes
Distributor Walt Disney Pictures
Chronology
Followed by Man and the Moon, Mars and Beyond, Our Friend the Atom

Man in Space is an episode of Disneyland which originally aired on March 9, 1955. It was directed by Disney animator Ward Kimball. Later, it was edited into a featurette to play in theaters, accompanying Davy Crockett and the River Pirates. This Disneyland episode (set in Tomorrowland), was narrated partly by Kimball and also by such famed scientists as Dr. Willy Ley, Dr. Heinz Haber, Dr. Wernher von Braun and Dick Tufeld of Lost in Space fame. The show talks briefly about the lighthearted history of rockets and is followed by discussions of satellites, a practical look (through humorous animation) at what spacemen will have to face in a rocket (both physically and psychologically, such as momentum, weightlessness, radiation, even space sickness) and a rocket takeoff into space.

The episode was converted into a 32 page comic book ("Dell Comics" (#716)) in 1956. Under the title Walt Disney's Man in Space: A Science Feature from Tomorrowland. It was actually a "novelization" in comic book form of 2 Walt Disney television programs "Man in Space" (1955) and "Tomorrow the Moon" (1955). Also found as a 1956 UK reprint as "A World Distributors Movie Classic" (#45) and a 1959 combined reprint with the other 2 Dell Comics adaptations of "Man in Space" films as: "Walt Disney's Man in Space" ("Dell Comics Giant" #27).

It was also made into a "Tomorrowland adventure" book for classroom use in 1959 as Man in Space: A Tomorrowland Adventure. Walt Disney Productions. Adapted for school use by Ley, Willy. Illustrated by Carbe, Nino. Syracuse, NY: LW Singer Co. Inc. (48 p.) 21 cm. Softcover.

It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. [1] It was released on DVD in 2004 as part of the Walt Disney Treasures line. The next episode in this series was Man and the Moon, and then Mars and Beyond.

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educational use

part of this episode was experted out the show and used for educational and called in this shortened format All About Weightlessness released in 1964. [2]

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