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American astronaut John Glenn puts on space suit, prelaunch activities before the launch of “Friendship 7” in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Close up view of NASA engineer. NASA engineer peers through a periscope. A row of arclights ignite to light Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 14. View of Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 14, the launch site of Friendship 7 spacecraft. NASA engineers watch the launch from outside. Closeup of zipper on space suit closed after pressure suit fabric tucked inside. American astronaut John Glenn puts on his space helmet. View of scientist looking down as he helps John Glenn with his helmet. Scientist smokes a pipe. Scientist adjusts John Glenn’s spacesuit gloves. Scientist ties John Glenn’s glove laces. John Glenn closes his fist to make sure the gloves were securely tied. The scientist smiles. John Glenn, in his helmet, smiles back. John Glenn prepares for insertion by getting into his capsule couch mold.

Date: 1962, February 20
Duration: 3 min 7 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675079050
American Astronaut John Glenn enters the Friendship 7 capsule, other prelaunch activities of the Mercury-Atlas 6 in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Mission control asks Padleader Guenter F. Wendt if he and John Glenn are ready for insertion into the capsule, to which the “roger” reply was given. United States Astronaut John Glenn climbs into the Friendship 7 capsule. Mcdonnell Aircraft Corp crew assist John Glenn by helping him slide inside the hatch and sit inside Friendship 7. NASA ground crew at Cape Canaveral working behind IBM 7090 computer to monitor launch of Friendship 7. View of NASA ground crew near service tower of Pad 14. View of NASA ground crew with headphones wait for Friendship 7 launch. View of Mercury-Atlas 6 orbital path. NASA telemetry personnel waiting for Friendship 7 launch. Mcdonnell Aircraft Corp crew shake John Glenn’s hands before bolting the capsule hatch in place. View of sunrise at Cape Canaveral.

Date: 1962, February 20
Duration: 2 min 11 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675079058
President John Kennedy inspects missile program at Cape Canaveral, days before his assassination.

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.

Date: 1963, November 16
Duration: 1 min 23 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675039170
First communications satellite Telstar 1 is launched aboard a Thor-Delta rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida

Animated representation of signals sent to communications satellite Telstar 1 from the ground station at Andover, Minnesota. Telstar communication satellite at a ground station in Andover. Technicians checking the satellite before launch. View of Telstar rotating within a lit box as the sapphire coated solar cells on its surface are explained by narrator: Solar energy collected by the solar panel cells powers the sattelite's operation. View of the satellite with the equipment that receives data and amplifies and retransmits the data. Telstar prepared to be launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida. Telstar satellite aboard a Thor-Delta rocket takes off from Cape Canaveral. Officers at the station tracking the satellite. The rocket with the satellite on its path. Animation shows signals sent from from the station to the satellite. Officers tracking the path of the satellite Telstar. The first picture sent by the satellite are of the dome of the station at Andover with the U.S. flag beside the dome of the station. Animation shows future network of satellites that will someday encircle the globe.

Date: 1962, July 10
Duration: 3 min 18 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675066345
Apollo 11 Liftoff. Spectators watch launch of NASA Saturn rocket heading for first moon landing mission, Cape Kennedy, Florida

Cape Kennedy, Florida (later Cape Canaveral). Saturn Rocket, with Apollo 11 payload, on launch pad. Rocket is ignited. Flames of the burning rocket engine. Gantry arms disengage and move away from the sides of the rocket. On the side of the rocket is written 'USA'. Rocket rises in fire and smoke. Multiple slow-motion shots of the rocket from different angles during ignition and liftoff. Next scenes shows spectators and photographers miles away as they watch the rocket launch. View from ground of the climbing rocket as it heads towards space and the moon.

Date: 1969, July 16
Duration: 3 min 39 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675025597
Scientist launches the 'Transit' satellite in orbit at Cape Canaveral in Florida, USA

Shows scientist working on the 'Transit' satellite (new navigational system for airmen and mariners of the World) in orbit at Cape Canaveral in Florida. Thor-Able-Star rocket launched to place the satellite in orbit.

Date: 1960, April 14
Duration: 1 min 5 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675029306