MA-7 (Mercury) Launch, Cape Canaveral, Florida Part 3

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.

Collection

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

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities