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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.
8 de dic. de 2016 · From February 20th, 1962 CBS News audio coverage of the Launch of America's 3rd man in space, 1st American to orbit the Earth, John H. Glenn.
16 de feb. de 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, tape #2 was too decayed to save--nonetheless, the proper video footage still exists.
On October 7, 1958, the newly formed NASA had announced Project Mercury, its first major undertaking. The objectives were threefold: to place a piloted spacecraft into orbital flight around Earth, observe human performance in such conditions, and recover the human and the spacecraft safely.
12 de feb. de 2024 · Mercury-Atlas 6 (Friendship 7) On February 20, 1962, John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth. Circling the globe three times, his flight lasted a total of 4 hours, 55 minutes, and 23 seconds before the Friendship 7 spacecraft splashed down in the ocean.
CBS News Extra: Project Mercury flight of Frienship 7 (TV Mini Series 1962) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
12 de feb. de 2024 · Mercury-Atlas 6: Friendship 7. 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.
