The American in Orbit

Duration: 300 ft.

Year Published: 1962

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: Sound

Description: Newsreel footage depicts the orbital flight of Colonel John Glenn on February 20, 1962, and shows the acclaim given to him upon his return to Cape Canaveral and to Washington.

Complete Record: Story of John Glenn’ s trip into orbit the Earth. Shots of rocket taking off and CU’s on Glenn in orbit, Feb 20 1962, EST liftoff of MA6 - the Atlas booster rocket 109D carrying Mercury space capsule Friendship 7 manned and piloted. Primitive animation sequences of rocket in space and in orbit. John Glenn meeting Congress.

Metadata Source:Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62)

This film is not rare.

4 users have this film:
Library of Congress, Oddball Film and Video, Prelinger Archives, Visual Studies Workshop

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