JOHN GLENN - FRIENDSHIP 7 - Mercury Capsule Launch (1962/02/20)

MAY 21 1962 · 13:28

Real-time launch of Mercury-Atlas 6 for the first US orbital flight. Presented in real-time, with multiple camera views of the Atlas rocket, astronaut John Glenn inside the "Friendship 7" Mercury capsule, mission control and Atlas Booster separation. Edited from modern film transfers for best vi