Close up view of John Glenn, wearing his spacesuit. Media reporters taking notes while they watch the astronaut information officer, who is announcing important information about the upcoming launch of Friendship 7. John Glenn, wearing his spacesuit, walking out of the hangar of Cape Canaveral, Florida and waves at military officers. John Glenn gives a short wave. Reporters observe John Glenn closely as he and an entourage of engineers board the NASA astronaut transfer van. NASA scientists and technicians, wearing white jumpsuits and work helmets, make final preparations for the launch of Friendship 7. Shadows of men against wall. View of Pad 14 in Cape Canaveral. Arclight on on Pad 14. View of Friendship 7 on Pad 14 in Cape Canaveral before launch. NASA astronaut transfer van, carrying John Glenn, approaching Pad 14 in Cape Canaveral before launch. Side view of John Glenn inside the NASA astronaut transfer van. View of NASA transfer van wall written with names of animal and human astronauts previously launched before John Glenn- Ham (the chimpanzee), (Alan) Shepard, (Virgil “Gus”) Grissom, and Enos (the chimpanzee). View of hardware inside NASA transfer van. View of NASA transfer van interior roof with “A. Shepard” stenciled. View of clock moving. View of John Glenn looking sideways. NASA transfer van with police escort entering Pad 14 before launch of Friendship 7. NASA scientists waiting for Friendship 7 to launch. NASA transfer van approaching Friendship 7. NASA staff near Pad 14 service tower. John Glenn waits inside NASA astronaut transfer van. NASA astronaut transfer van approaches near Friendship 7. NASA staff watches the launch preparation. John Glenn and entourage of scientists get off the NASA astronaut transfer van. John Glenn shakes hands with NASA employee before getting inside elevator of Pad 14 service tower. Elevator ascends the service tower of Pad 14. John Glenn and the NASA scientists inside elevator of service tower. NASA ground crew in service tower watch the elevator containing John Glenn ascend. A NASA scientist gives his colleague a pat on the back before he and his colleagues accompany John Glenn out of the elevator. Mcdonnell Aircraft Corp crew, wearing white jumpsuits assist John Glenn to enter the Friendship 7. Flag of the United States painted on Friendship 7. View of John Glenn’s eyes blinking. “United States” written on Friendship 7. View of John Glenn’s eyes before launch of friendship 7.
Mercury-Redstone 4 launching in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Coverage of Mercury Redstone-4 from high speed tracking camera. Spacecraft in flight. Mercury-Redstone 4 carries astronaut Captain Virgil Grissom in a sub-orbital flight. Smoke from spacecraft. Mercury 4 goes away.
Pre launch activities of Redstone Mercury (MR) 3 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. MR-3 at launchpad. MR-3 lift-off, climbs and in flight. Contrails come out from MR-3. MR-3 in flight and climbs up. Contrail lest out by MR-3. Contrail stops. MR-3 climbs and is invisible.
Pre launch activities of Redstone Mercury (MR) 3 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. MR-3 in gantry early in the morning. MR-3 on pad, gantry moves back. Ignition left out by the engine. MR-3 climbing and in flight. Contrails from the MR-3. MR-3 climbs at high speed and in flight.
Pre launch activities of Redstone Mercury (MR) 3 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. MR-3 on entry early in the morning. MR-3 lift-off, climb and in flight. Contrail comes out from MR-3. MR-3 in flight during America's first manned space flight.
Pre launch activities of Redstone Mercury (MR) 3 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Men with cameras track the flight of MR-3. Crowd reacts while they look MR-3 in flight. The crowd looks up. Press personnel take pictures. A man smokes and look from the camera. A man with headphones looks at the flight of MR-3. A sign reads 'NBC WESH TV'. A man on a type writer. A woman writes about MR-3 flight. A man with cap seated on a chair writes. Women look at MR-3 with binoculars. A man sits on a chair.
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