Welcome of U.S. NASA astronaut Scott Carpenter in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The fourth U.S. astronaut to probe the outer space and the second man to orbit the earth, astronaut Scott Carpenter disembarks from a plane. His wife and children welcome and greet him at an airport. He waves at the civilians as his motorcade moves through the streets. At the Manned Spacecraft Center other members of the Project Mercury team gather. Astronaut Carpenter receives the Space Distinguished Medal. He addresses journalists at a press conference organized in his home town Boulder, Colorado. At the conference he elaborates on the details of the flight.
Trading and transactions at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City. Traders and investors walk on the Wall Street. Exterior views of the New York Stock Exhcange building and traffic around Wall Street area. A man reads a newspaper. At the New York Stock Exchange the investors and the traders transact during the stock market recovery after a big slump. A screen shows readings. Many scenes of traders on floor of the stock exchange engaged in buying and selling activity.
U.S. astronaut Scott Carpenter arrives at the campus of the University of Colorado. Scott Carpenter and his wife Rene Louise Price in a motorcade wave at the civilians as they arrive at the campus of the university. He arrives in Colorado to receive the degree in aeronautical engineering which he failed to take in 1949. A professor presents the brand new degree and a silver plate to commemorate the occasion.
Display of Unions Products produced under free economy in Oregon. The United States Secretary of Labor Arthur Goldberg to open the display of the products produced under free economy by the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) Unions. Richard Walsh, the Head of the Entertainment Crafts Union, greets him. The secretary cuts the ribbon to open the display of the goods officially.
Covers successful space mission of Mercury Atlas 7 with astronaut Scott Carpenter out of Cape Canaveral Florida. U.S. astronaut Scott Carpenter prepares for space flight. Crew men help Carpenter to don the space suit. He walks to a transfer van. He disembarks from the van and gets into an elevator to climb to the 11th floor to the Aurora 7 capsule level. Operators at the controls await the launch of the rocket. Launch: Mercury Atlas 7 (MA-7) ignition and blast off, carrying Astronaut Scott Carpenter in the Aurora 7 capsule. The Aurora 7 capsule is released. The capsule completes three successful orbits around the earth. The capsule does not fire properly and lands 250 miles beyond the target area at a sea. The radio contact is disrupted. Then faint signals are heard and the rescue crew reaches the destination. The rescue crew jumps from a helicopter and helps in evacuating Carpenter from the sea.
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library in West Branch, Iowa. A banner reads Happy Birth Day to Hoover. Large crowd of well wishers gathered for the dedication of the new Herbert Hoover Library, on the occasion of former United States President's 88 birthday. The interior of the library. Few people walk towards the cottage where President Hoover was born. Former Presidents of the United States Herbert Clark Hoover and Harry S Truman arrive at the event. Hoover receives a tribute from Truman. Hoover addresses the gathering and receives Distinguish Service Award from two Universities.
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