Pre launch activities of Redstone Mercury (MR) 3. MR-3 in gantry. Technicians work around base of Redstone. Smoke arises from MR-3. Technicians look at MR-3. A man with headphones. A cameraman sets up TV equipment on roof of station wagon. MR-3 in gantry shows LOX venting. Technicians stand on the base. A man gets in a van.
Pre launch activities of Redstone Mercury (MR) 3. MR-3 in gantry at night. Technicians work on the base of Redstone. Smoke arises from MR-3. A sign reads 'United'. Technician works on MR-3. Refueling of missile. Technician looks at the missile. Technicians in a group look at missile and talk. MR-3 in gantry and technicians around it. LOX vent is left out by thy missile. Technicians inside gantry. Technicians at work.
View of ground data collections at Cape Canaveral, Manchester, England, Singapore and Hawaii. Atlas D Missile on dolly. C-133B with its cargo doors open parked in the background. Atlas-Able 5A on launch pad. Aero jet General technicians work on the launch of second stage of Atlas-Able launch. Technicians manning consoles at missile block house. Atlas-Able 5A ignition and lift-off. Tracking station radar screen. Atlas-Able 5B on launch pad at prior dawn hour. Missile being launched with its lift off and climb. Atlas-Able 5B second stage explosion in air. Personnel in a meeting. Recovered missile parts.
Technicians prepare the space capsule for launch. United States flag. United States written on space capsule. Space capsule named as 'Aurora 7'. Lieutenant Commander John Glenn talks on telephone. Technicians make adjustments to space capsule.
Astronaut Alan Shepard in procedure trainer, he operates it. He talks on headsets. John Glenn at test control panels talks on headsets. Astronaut Alan Shepard exits the procedure trainer. Technicians operate consoles. Astronaut Shepard and technicians talk. Alan Shepard reenters into trainer. Inside the trainer.
Goddard space flight center. NASA launch team personnel seated in mission control center. Officials talk on headsets. Signs on world map. Technicians stand outside space capsule and assist John Glenn. 'United States' Written and The U.S. flag sign on space capsule. Sunset. Officials in mission control room talk on headsets. Closeup view of face of Astronaut Glenn in helmet. Mercury Atlas-6. 'United States' written on spacecraft. Service structure moves away from Mercury Atlas 6.
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