The orbital flight of friendship 7 under project Mercury-Atlas 6 carrying John Herschel Glenn Jr from the United States. The control tower and the control room at night. Technician in the communication room at the control panel and check the status of the Mercury-Atlas 6. technicians take out reports of the status of Mercury-Atlas 6. Gordon Cooper the capsule communicator studying the reports and finds the heat shield of the Mercury-Atlas 6 is loosened. View of the control station. Technicians in the communication room talk to John Herschel Glenn Jr in the spacecraft. View of mountains. A satellite dish over a communication tower in California. Gordon Cooper with others in communication room. People gathered at the tracking station. A radar rotates on a tower. Technicians at the mercury tracking station in Cape Canaveral in Florida. Officials work at desk. Technicians at control in a control room as the Retro Sequence starts. Men in the control room instruct John Herschel Glenn Jr in the spacecraft. John Herschel Glenn Jr reacts to the instructions.
The orbital flight of Friendship 7 under project Mercury-Atlas 6 carrying John Herschel Glenn Jr from the United States. Men in the mercury tracking station instruct John Herschel Glenn Jr in the spacecraft. John Herschel Glenn Jr reacts to the instructions. Technicians loose contact with John Herschel Glenn Jr in the spacecraft. They try to make contact with John Herschel Glenn Jr. John Herschel Glenn Jr in the spacecraft as he looses contact with the control station. John Herschel Glenn Jr in the spacecraft talks to men in the control room.
The orbital flight of Friendship 7 under project Mercury-Atlas 6 carrying John Herschel Glenn Jr from the United States. USS Noa (DD-841) at sea. Crew stands at the rail of the ship. The capsule of the Mercury-Atlas 6 being lifted up on ship. John Herschel Glenn Jr walk on the ship deck. John Herschel Glenn Jr lifted by the UH-25B helicopter. The helicopter in flight. The helicopter lands on USS Randolph. John Herschel Glenn Jr walks on deck and meets people. He talks to people on the deck. He signs a document. A cameraman in the foreground.
A training film titled ' Material Conditions of Readiness' depicts material conditions of readiness in the United States. Navy ships underway in sea. Guns mounted on the deck of a ship. Different necessary equipment on the ship. Personnel wearing headphones seated at a desk at Damage Control Center. A personnel tightens a door and hatches to protect the ship. Another personnel rotates valves. Classification of three material conditions of readiness. They are called XRAY, YOKE and ZEBRA. Animation depicts the degree of protection in different material conditions of readiness.
U.S. Navy training film depicts the responsibilities and the duties of personnel at the time of a damage emergency aboard ship. Animation depicts the Damage Control Organization chart and responsibility of each person. Personnel at the Damage Control Organization. Personnel wearing headphones make a record of all activities affecting a ship's material condition of readiness. Another personnel seated at a desk hands over a paper to the personnel. The record shows the conditions and status of the ship. Sailor closes a door of the ship. He speaks over a telephone. African American sailor wearing helmet and talking on radio during drill. A Damage Control Assistant gives an order to the personnel at the center. The personnel at the center speaks over a radio. A personnel with a helmet checks a safety alarm. Another personnel speaks over a radio at the Unit Patrol Station. A man holds a mask. An alarm rings. Two personnel do their duty after the alarm.
A training film depicts compartmentation of a ship's hull to protect from damage in the United States. A hatch of a ship. Animation depicts a ship and a hole below the water line. A navy ship which is divided into several water tight compartments. Small compartments on the deck. Water tight compartments created on the deck. Different openings in a compartment for safety. Water enters the compartment. Water tight doors in each compartment. Additional doors and hatches in the compartment. All water tight doors are secured. A water tight door with material condition of readiness XRAY. An XRAY label on the door. An authorized personnel opens the door. A personnel closes a door. A door with material condition of readiness YOKE. Another personnel works on a hatch. A personnel operates all controls for water tightening security.