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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.
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,...
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 12, 2024 · An Atlas launch vehicle propelled a Mercury spacecraft into Earth orbit and enabled astronaut John 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.
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"...
Feb 10, 2017 · We recently took new photographs of the Mercury Friendship 7 spacecraft following its conservation. This is the same spacecraft that John Glenn piloted into Earth orbit, an American first. The images reveal details of the spacecraft that can be easy to overlook when taking the capsule in as a whole.
