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)





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Credit:
Editorial #:
101622796
Collection:
Archive Films: Editorial
Date created:
February 20, 1962
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Rights-ready
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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
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