John Glenn is first American to orbit the Earth

CU astronaut (John Glenn) in spacesuit sitting in Friendship 7 space capsule during the Mercury 6 mission / Mercury 6 rocket ascending in sky as John Glenn is first American in orbit / people on beach watching John Glenn's blast-off and cheering. John Glenn is first American to orbit the Earth on February 20, 1962 in Cape Canaveral, Florida (Footage by Getty Images)
CU astronaut (John Glenn) in spacesuit sitting in Friendship 7 space capsule during the Mercury 6 mission / Mercury 6 rocket ascending in sky as John Glenn is first American in orbit / people on beach watching John Glenn's blast-off and cheering. John Glenn is first American to orbit the Earth on February 20, 1962 in Cape Canaveral, Florida (Footage by Getty Images)
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Credit:
Archive Films - Editorial
Editorial #:
101622796
Collection:
Archive Films: Editorial
Date created:
20 February, 1962
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Licence type:
Rights-ready
Release info:
Not released. More information
Clip length:
00:00:14:00
Location:
Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States
Mastered to:
QuickTime 8-bit Photo-JPEG SD 720x576 25p
Originally shot on:
16mm OCN 24p
Source:
Archive Films Editorial
Object name:
978_AFP-61F_1_.mov