Mercury-Atlas 6 personnel observe data from computers in mission control center before the launch of the Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6). The personnel discuss among themselves and check papers. The red “HOLD” light beside the “Countdown” light turn on. The green “PROCEED” light on the right side of “COUNTDOWN” turns on. A NASA personnel at work. A group of NASA officials gather in front of a NASA sign.
Mercury-Atlas 6 staff member reads notes from a binder behind the capsule environment monitor at the NASA command control center before the launch of the Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6). A flight surgeon works behind a monitor. Monitors shows heartbeat of a crew. The countdown shows 59 minutes left before liftoff. More NASA personnel working in the command center and mission control. The flight director works behind his monitor. The Mercury Space Flight Network (MSFN) plot board at the command center shows the positions of 18 ground tracking stations and two ships in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans to close gaps between ground stations.
The countdown above the Mercury Space Flight Network (MSFN) plot board at the NASA command center shows 22 minutes left before liftoff. Mercury-Atlas 6 personnel working behind monitors before the launch of the Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6). The Mercury Space Flight Network (MSFN) plot board at the command center shows the positions of 18 ground tracking stations and two ships in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans to close gaps between ground stations. A NASA employee wearing headphones working in the command center.
The countdown above the Mercury Space Flight Network (MSFN) plot board at the NASA command center shows 19 minutes before liftoff. Green “PROCEED” light on the right of the countdown. NASA personnel read notes, talk from their headphones, and work behind their monitors. Countdown changes from to 9 minutes before liftoff. NASA employees taking down notes on their binders and talking before liftoff.
A red spacecraft capsule symbol on the Mercury Space Flight Network (MSFN) plot board at the NASA command center. The countdown ticks to 4 minutes before liftoff. NASA personnel wearing headsets at work. View of the Mercury Space Flight Network plot board showing the flight path of the Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6). Some NASA personnel work behind monitors. Some are observing the plot board. Green circle containing the red spacecraft in plot board flickers. A red flight at the center of the red spacecraft symbol moves away. The red capsule spacecraft symbol slightly moves. A timeline showing the mission event sequence during liftoff. “Retroangle command” flashed beside handwritten time “4:43”. Clock showing the “Elapsed Time”.
NASA personnel speak on their headsets at the NASA command center before a Mercury-Atlas mission liftoff in Cape Canaveral, Florida. NASA personnel working behind the “Capsule Systems Monitor”. NASA personnel communicating with colleagues from their headsets. Some NASA personnel smoke cigars at work. Another personnel lights a cigarette. Men in military uniforms at a meeting with NASA personnel. A uniformed man looks at a chart or a map. An officer speaks to NASA personnel and military officials.
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