Men in a blockhouse in Cape Canaveral for NASA Mercury Atlas MA-9 mission. They are in the blockhouse during a countdown and after a flight postponement. A man with headphones. Control panel in the background. A man on a radio. The men in the blockhouse talk. They stand when the countdown begins.
Launch of NASA Mercury Atlas-9 in Cape Canaveral, United States with astronaut Gordon Cooper aboard. The rocket on a launchpad. A gantry in the background. Smoke comes out from the engine of the rocket and it lifts off, climbs, and creates condensation trail in the sky. The Atlas rocket LV-3B 130-D in flight.
NASA Faith 7 Capsule seen in detail during launch of Mercury Atlas-9 mission in United States, with astronaut Gordon Cooper aboard. Atlas rocket on a launchpad. The rocket lifts off. Smoke comes out from the engine. The missile climbs up and contrails left out by the missile. The rocket in flight.
Launch of Atlas 130D rocket in United States. Atlas missile on a launchpad. A gantry in the background. The missile lift off for NASA Mercury Atlas 9 mission (MA-9). Smoke comes out from the engine. The missile climbs up and contrails are seen.
President John Kennedy at missile center in Cape Canaveral (6 days before his assassination). President with others looking at a Saturn I missile model and then the actual Saturn missile on launch pad preparing for an upcoming launch. A helicopter takes off and lands on a ship where President is met by Naval Officers. President watches firing of an underwater Polaris missile from the submerged submarine Andrew Jackson. Naval Officers standing near President while he watches action through binoculars.
Space research programs of the National Aeronautics And Space Administration (NASA) in the United States. Saturn rocket at a launch pad. A gantry is removed. The rocket is launched on a major flight test. Men at work in Mission Control station. Rocket scientist Werner von Braun is seen smiling and rubbing his hands. View of a Mission Control workstation. Group of astronauts for the Gemini and Apollo programs are seen on a visit to Cape Canaveral, Florida. Major Gordon Cooper holding a coffee cup and talking to other astronauts. They discuss a chart and work on space projects. Close up side view of Roger Chaffee. A rocket on a launch pad. Point of view shot from a camera on board a rocket, pointing down toward earth, as the rocket lifts off, showing the earth recede quickly below the rocket as it soars toward space. An astronaut inside a capsule in full space suit. Night time view of a NASA rocket on a launch pad in Cape Canaveral Florida.