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NASA Project Mercury MA-6, MA-7, and MA-8 missions and astronauts Glenn, Carpenter, and Schirra.
Space research programs of the National Aeronautics And Space Administration (NASA) in the United States. NASA Project Mercury personnel drive a trailer loaded with a Mercury Friendship 7 space capsule and transfer it onto missile at Launch Pad 14 of Cape Canaveral Florida. Mercury-Atlas 6 rocket with Friendship 7 capsule lifts off during launch with astronaut John Glenn aboard on February 20, 1962, making Glenn the first American to orbit the earth in space. NASA technical staff at work in Mission Control room during Project Mercury. Next scene is closeup of Mercury-Atlas 7 (MA-7) rocket launching on May 24, 1962. A NASA official presents medal to astronaut Scott Carpenter after the flight. View of astronaut Walter Schirra beside his Sigma 7 capsule (used in Mercury MA-8 mission)
Lieutenant Commander M Scott Carpenter, assisted by technicians, enters space capsule in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Lieutenant Commander M Scott Carpenter and technicians enter into transfer van at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Lt. Commander M Scott Carpenter enters gantry area, talks to technicians and Lieutenant Commander Walter Schirra. All personnel, except Carpenter, wear white coveralls. Some display "McDonnell" on their backs and others "NASA." Lieutenant Commander M Scott Carpenter prepares to enter space capsule named 'Aurora 7'. Technicians assist Lieutenant Commander M Scott Carpenter as he enters space capsule.
Astronauts oversee preparations and Technicians work on aperture of Aurora 7 space capsule for Mercury-Atlas 7 mission
Lieutenant Commander John Glenn and Lieutenant Commander Walter Schirra watch pre-boarding preparations for Mercury-Atlas 7 orbital mission, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Technicians prepare capsule aperture for hatch cover.
Technicians prepare the space capsule before launch in Cape Canaveral, Florida
Technicians prepare the space capsule for launch. United States flag. United States written on space capsule. Space capsule named as 'Aurora 7'. Lieutenant Commander John Glenn talks on telephone. Technicians make adjustments to space capsule.
NASA Mercury-Atlas 7 being readied for launch at spacecraft center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
View from descending Elevator of gantry at NASA manned space craft center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Mercury-Atlas 7 being readied for launch. Atlas booster silhouetted against the sky. Sign reads: "Welcome to Complex 14. Launch site of Free World's first ICBM. Free World's first man in orbit."
Spectators watch the launch of 'Mercury-Atlas 7' and chart of its launch plan in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Spectators gather and then watch the launch of NASA spacecraft Mercury-Atlas 7 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Some have telescopes, binoculars, and cameras. They look upward and some point as the launch takes place. Astronaut wives and other family members are among the group. A large outdoor chart shows planned orbital positions for the mission.