Coverage of MA-6 flight. Thrust from MA-6. Commander John Glenn in space capsule 'Friendship 7' begins orbital flight. Tremendous Earth horizon from Mercury capsule. People work at Mission Control center. Mercury network station communicates with Mercury capsule. Satellite dish rotates and transmits the signals. Signs on globe. Earth horizon from Mercury capsule.Coverage of MA-6 flight. Thrust from MA-6. Commander John Glenn in space capsule 'Friendship 7' begins orbital flight. Tremendous Earth horizon from Mercury capsule. People work at control center. Mercury network station communicates with Mercury capsule. Satellite dish rotates and transmits the signals. Signs on globe. Earth horizon from Mercury capsule. Coverage of MA-6 flight. Thrust from MA-6. Commander John Glenn in space capsule 'Friendship 7' begins orbital flight. Tremendous Earth horizon from Mercury capsule. People work at control center. Mercury network station communicates with Mercury capsule. Satellite dish rotates and transmits the signals. Signs on globe. Earth horizon from Mercury capsule.
Mercury Atlas 8 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Transporter carries Mercury Atlas 8. Transporter driven. Officials and personnel talk. Officials climb staircase holding the project Mercury emblem sticker. Emblem of project Mercury on Mercury Atlas 8. Emblem displayed.
Gantry at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Signal light near gantry. Workers open the gantry. Mercury Atlas 8. '113D' and 'United States' written on Mercury Atlas 8. 113D flight readiness firing test at Cape Canaveral. Mercury Atlas 8 creates thrust during launch.
Personnel at work. Commander Walter Schirra comes and gets into astronaut transfer van. People watch Commander Schirra. Transfer van arrives to Mercury Atlas 8 launch pad. A gantry. Commander Walter Schirra leaves transfer van and enters an elevator with technicians. Elevator goes to top of gantry. Technicians talk.
Mercury Atlas 8 launch pad. Gantry and Mercury Atlas 8. Vehicles enter into complex 14 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Launching of Mercury Atlas 8.
Launch of Mercury Atlas 8 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. 'United States' written on Space capsule. Mercury Atlas 8 creates thrust.
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