Video Parts (8)
This clip is Part 1 of a 8-part film.
MA-7 (Mercury) Launch, Cape Canaveral, Florida Part 1
Description
Covers launch of Mercury-Atlas 7 from Cape Canaveral with Lt Cmdr Scott Carpenter. Shows Carpenter boarding elevator at gantry, gantry moving away from launch vehicle; several scenes of engine ignition and lift-off. Includes CUs and MSs of crowd at beach watching launch. 1064' Total footage in reel.
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Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations
Series
Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities
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Date
1962-05-24
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