The Aurora 7space capsule on the deck of the U.S. Navy Destroyer, USS John R. Pierce (DD-753), which had recovered it from the sea after splashdown, following the Mercury-Atlas 7 orbital mission. Sailors set hook from derrick onto the space capsule and then steady it with lines as is is raised from the ship and transferred by the derrick onto a waiting flat bed trailer.
Lieutenant Commander John Glenn and Lieutenant Commander Walter Schirra watch pre-boarding preparations for Mercury-Atlas 7 orbital mission, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Technicians prepare capsule aperture for hatch cover.
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.
Mercury Astronauts Scott Carpenter and John Glenn, accompanied by several other persons, walk across a beach on Grand Turk Island. They carry scuba gear; board an outboard motorboat; and head out in the water.
Astronauts at conference table in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Astronauts Alan Shepard and John Glenn are seen conversing with others. Two men behind Commander Shepard, talk. Commander Scott Carpenter gives autograph on photographs.
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.
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