- Title: F-1703
- Summary: JOHN GLENN, JR: TRACES THE CAREER OF JOHN GLENN FROM HIS DAYS AS A MARINE COMBAT PILOT IN WWII TO HIS HISTORY MAKING FLIGHT IN THE SPACE CAPSULE. FRIENDSHIP SEVEN, FEBRUARY 20, 1962. WHEN HE BECAME THE FIRST AMERICAN ASTRONAUT TO ORBIT THE EARTH. HELPED TO GET AMERICA'S SPACE PROGRAM OFF OF THE GROUND.
- Description:00:44:25 - ROCKET TAKING OFF. VIEW OF EARTH LEAVING AS ROCKET SHOOTS INTO THE AIR. CU: JOHN GLENN IN ASTRONAUTS HELMET 00:45:10 - TICKER TAPE PARADE, FEBRUARY 1962. CELEBRATION IN PARADE. A HERO'S WELCOME 00:45:35 - LANDSCAPE, COUNTRYSIDE OF NEW CONCORD, OHIO. GLENN'S HOMETOWN 00:45:50 - MODEL AIRPLANE CRAZE. 1930s. PLANE DOES FLIPS IN THE SKY. LITTLE BOYS WITH PLANES. 00:46:12 - PILOTS IN PLANES. CIRCA LATE 1930s 00:46:30 - WWII WORLD WAR TWO. AIR CRAFT CARRIER. 00:46:50 - KOREAN WAR, MARINE PILOTS. PUTTING ON FACE MASK. COMBAT. EXPLOSIONS IN THE OCEAN. SHOOTING DOWN PLANES. TEST PILOT. WAVES FROM COCKPIT. 00:47:47 - FLOYD BENNETT FIELD. WIFE AND KIDS AS HE RETURNS FROM RECORD. BREAKING TRANSCONTINENTAL HIGH. 00:47:58 - CU LOOKING THROUGH FILES IN FILING CABINET. PULLING FILE 00:48:04 - GLENN IN CENTRIFUGE. ASTRONAUT TRAINING. BEING CHECKED BY DOCTORS. 00:48:52 - 1959 COMPUTER. CARDS BEING SORTED. EARLY COMPUTER. 00:49:00 - PROJECT MERCURY, MEN IN SPACE PROGRAM. ASTRONAUT TRAINING MEN IN TRAINING. DOING ALL SORTS OF TESTS. SCREENING PILOTS 00:49:22 - MILITARY MEETING. DECIDING ON WHO WILL BE THE FIRST ASTRONAUTS. 00:49:39 - NASA SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCES THE MEN THAT ARE PICKED. MERCURY ASTRONAUTS. SCOTT CARPENTER, GORDON COOPER, JOHN GLENN, GUS GRISSOM, WALTER SCHIRRA, ALAN SHEPARD, DONALD "DEKE" SLAYTON STAND AS THEIR NAMES ARE CALLED. NASA PRESS CONFERENCE. 00:50:30 - CONTROL ROOM. MISSILE. ROCKETS EXPLODE IN MID AIR. EARLY MISSILE AGE. TEST ROCKETS. ASTRONAUTS WATCH THE PROGRESSION OF TECHNOLOGY. MAPS AND CHARTS. 00:51:50 - GLENN IN SCUBA GEAR IN POOL. ASTRONAUTS LEARN ABOUT WEIGHTLESSNESS. GIANT SIMULATORS. SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL. MEETING AND TRAINING. GAUGES. DIALS. 00:53:12 - JOHN COMES HOME FROM WORK. GREETS WIFE AND FAMILY. MODEST ONE STORY HOME. WIFE AT PIANO. FAMILY MAN. 00:53:51 - HEADLINE OF RUSSIA PUTTING MAN IN SPACE. 1961 00:54:00 - ALAN SHEPARD IN TRAINING FOR FIRST AMERICAN SPACEMAN. CU SHEPARD IN SPACE SUIT 00:54:09 - CAPE CANAVERAL BLOCK HOUSE. GLENN LOOKS ON. 00:54:14 - CU CLOCKS AND TV MONITORS. CU MAN LOOKS INTO MACHINE 00:54:24 - COMPUTER PRINT OUT. RADAR BLIP. MAN IN HEAD SET. 00:54:30 - ROCKET TAKE OFF. FIRST AMERICAN IN SPACE. CAPE CANAVERAL. 00:55:19 - KLIEG LIGHTS ARE LIT UP. SPOTLIGHTS GO ON. 00:55:31 - CONTROL ROOM, FEBRUARY, 1962 CU ALAN SHEPARD WEARING HEADSET. CU CLOCKS, COUNTDOWN STATUS. MONITORS. CONTROLS. 00:56:05 - GLENN PUTS ON SPACE HELMET. ZIPPERING SUIT. PUTTING ON HIS GLOVES. CU PUTTING SPACE SUIT ON. 00:56:32 - WALKS OUT TO LAUNCH PAD. 00:56:40 - ECU GLENN IN SPACE HELMET, SPACE SUIT 00:56:53 - CU CLOCK COUNTS THE SECONDS. 00:57:12 - MEN IN HARD HATS WATCH ON. 00:57:14 - GLENN GETS INTO CAPSULE. DOOR PUT ON. 00:58:07 - CONTROL CENTER. ROOM FILLED WITH COMPUTER. FINAL CHECK LIST. CU TECHNICAL STATIONS. LIGHTS. BUTTONS. COUNTDOWN. RADAR DISH. 00:59:32 - MERCURY ROCKET LAUNCHED 00:59:46 - RADAR DISH 01:00:00 - EARTH FROM SPACE 01:00:11 - CONTROL CENTER, CU HAND ADJUSTING CONTROLS. MEN SMILE, SHAKES FISTS IN VICTORY. LIGHTS CIGAR. 01:00:25 - MONTAGE DIFFERENT RADAR STATIONS. 01:00:30 - EARTH FROM SPACE 01:00:42 - RADAR DISHES 01:00:48 - GLENN COMMUNICATING WITH CONTROL CENTER. 01:01:02 - FULL MOON 01:01:05 - SUNRISE, GLENN'S VOICE HEARD DESCRIBING WHAT HE SEES FROM SPACE 01:01:23 - RADAR STATIONS 01:01:38 - CONTROL CENTER. MEN AT COMPUTER, CU FINGER PUSHING BUTTONS. 01:02:09 - MERCURY TRACKING STATIONS. MEN ON CAMELS. USAF SHIP ROSE KNOT. 01:02:13 - MEN WEARING HEADSETS. RE-ENTRY PERIOD. GLENN OUT OF RANGE. 01:02:56 - PARACHUTE DEPLOYS. CUTS TO GLENN IN MERCURY 01:03:22 - HELICOPTER FLIES OFF, RETURNS TO SHIP. WITH JOHN GLENN. 01:04:07 - GLENN HUGS HIS WIFE AS HE GETS OFF PLANE AT CAPE CANAVERAL. CRYING. REUNION 01:04:32 - PEOPLE LINE THE STREET. CHEERING HIM. WASHINGTON DC. HERO'S WELCOME. 01:05:05 - AT THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. JOHN GLENN MAKES SPEECH TO CONGRESS. 01:06:34 - TAPE ENDS
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1930
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1930s
- File Name: F-1703