Landing Signal Officer (LSO) employs paddles to guide helicopter pilot during approach and landing on deck of USS Spiegel Grove (LSD-32) underway in Atlantic during operations in support of the Mercury-Atlas 7 orbital mission. Using paddles, the LSO warns pilot of being too low at one point, which the pilot immediately corrects.
Three U.S. Marine Corp UH 34D helicopters from the USS Spiegel Grove (LSD 32) are viewed from a fourth one while engaged in practice maneuvers while underway to support the Mercury-Atlas 7 NASA orbital mission. Views of helicopters in formation and the USS Spiegel Grove underway in calm seas.
The U.S. Destroyer, USS Barton (DD-722) underway slowly in the Cape Canaveral Ship Channel, Cape Canaveral, Florida. She is one of the ships in the Mercury-Atlas 7 orbital mission recovery task force.
The U.S. Destroyer, USS Wren (DD-568) is seen in the Cape Canaveral Ship Channel while serving on the recovery task force for the NASA Mercury-Atlas 7 orbital mission. A commercial cargo ship is seen making way in the Channel.
Departure of John Glenn from hangar in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Pilot of Friendship 7, John Glenn's face in helmet. John Powers speaks as John Glenn prepares to leave. Headlights of the NASA transfer van waiting to take John Glenn to the launch pad. John Glenn leaves hangar and get into the NASA transfer van. The NASA transfer van is driven towards the Mercury Atlas 6 launch pad. Views of Glenn inside the transfer van. Walls inside the transfer van include signs that read 'Shepard and Grissom express' and 'A. Shepard.' At the launch pad, John Glenn leaves the NASA transfer van and enters the launch pad elevator with technicians. They go to top of gantry. The U.S. flag symbol and the words 'United States' and 'Friendship 7' seen on the space capsule. Misson Control then asks Padleader Guenter F. Wendt if he and the astronaut are ready for Glenn's insertion into the capsule, to which the "roger" reply is given. John Glenn gets into space capsule with the help of the white room technicians.
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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