FRIENDSHIP 7 Reel 3 · Part 4

Description

Summary: Coverage of the orbital flight of Friendship 7 project Mercury capsule which carried Lt Col John H. Glenn, Jr., for three orbits of the earth on 20 February 1962. Reel 1: Coverage of prelaunch, launch and flight to T plus 90 seconds; Lt Col Glenn putting on Project Mercury pressure suit, leaving hangar 5 and getting into transfer van; transfer van driving from hangar 5 to MA-6 launch pad; Lt Col Glenn inside transfer van, getting into elevator, going to top of gantry and getting into Friendship 7 capsule. Scenes of Mercury tracking stations at Bermuda; USAF Rose Knot; Canary Islands; Kano, Nigeria; Zanzibar; Muchea and Woomera, Australia; Canton Island; Hawaii; Guaymas, Mexico; Pt. Arguello, California; Corpus Christi, Texas; Cape Canaveral, Florida and Goddard Space Flight Center, Maryland. Also included are scenes of service structure moving away from MA-6; crowds on beaches watching launch; launch and programmed flight of MA-6; and Lt Col Glenn inside capsule during flight. 1052') Total footage in reel. Reel 2: Coverage of Friendship 7 flight from T plus 90 seconds throughout flight to re-entry and recovery. Included are scenes of Lt Col Glenn in capsule during flight; Mercury tracking stations at Bermuda; USAF Rose Knot, Canary Islands, Kano, Nigeria; Zanaibar; Muchea and Woomera Australia; Canton Island; Hawaii; Guaymas, Mexico; Pt. Arguello, California; Corpus Christi, Texas; and Cape Canaveral, Florida; recovery of capsule by USS Noa; Lt Col Glenn transferring from USS Noa to the carrier USS Randolph by UH-25B (HUP-2) helicopter and walking on deck. 1020') Total footage in reel. Good (Basic: Color print)

Collection

Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities