Remembering John Glenn: See Footage of His Legendary First Orbit of the Earth | National Geographic

This classic NASA documentary gives an intimate view of John Glenn as he began his historic orbital flight in 1962.
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On February 20, 1962, John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth, piloting the spacecraft Friendship 7. This archival film from NASA captures the exhilarating moments before from Cape Canaveral and the dramatic rocket launch, with views inside the capsule, in mission control, and from the New Frontier of outer space. Hear the famous words uttered just seconds before launch by Scott Carpenter, Glenn's backup astronaut for the mission, "Godspeed, John Glenn."
Remembering John Glenn: See Footage of His Legendary First Orbit of the Earth | National Geographic
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