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Ten-part live "CBS News Extra" coverage of the Project Mercury flight of the Frienship 7 space capsule and astronaut Lt. Col. John Glenn who thus becomes the first American to orbit the earth. Douglas Edwards opens from New York with an update on the weather around the launch area at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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Dec 8, 2016 · Dedicated to John H. Glenn who passed away the day this video was uploaded, GODSPEED JOHN GLENN!From February 20th, 1962 CBS News audio coverage of the Launc...
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Feb 16, 2021 · From a set of three reel-to-reel tapes covering most of the flight and recovery of the Friendship 7 (Mercury-Atlas 6)--one tape per orbit. Unfortunately,...
CBS News Extra: Project Mercury flight of Frienship 7 (TV Mini Series 1962) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Feb 17, 2012 · On Feb. 20, 1962, John Glenn was launched into orbit aboard Friendship 7. Glenn was one of seven astronauts in America's seminal Mercury program, and this photograph, of Glenn's launch,...
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An Atlas launch vehicle propelled a Mercury spacecraft into Earth orbit and enabled Glenn to circle Earth three times. The flight lasted a total of 4 hours, 55 minutes, and 23 seconds before the Friendship 7 spacecraft splashed down in the ocean.
Apr 9, 2015 · On April 9, 1956, America got its first look at the seven astronauts selected for Project Mercury, our country's first manned space flight program. They're shown here in a "family portrait"...
