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EARLY 1960s COMPUTER
TIMES SQUARE, LONDON, PARIS, HONG KONG, MEXICO, ETC.. TV SETS; GROUND CONTROL; NAVY SHIPS; MOON; TV CAMERAS ASTRONAUT JOHN GLENN LAUNCH DATE: FEBRUARY 20, 1962 JOHN GLENN WAITED 3 YEARS TO CROSS THE THRESHOLD OF SPACE AND ORBIT THE EARTH. TRACKING STATIONS ARE READY AS ALL THE WORLD AWAITS THE FLIGHT OF FRIENDSHIP 7. THE SPACECRAFT IS LAUNCHED AND INSERTED INTO ORBIT. AMERICA'S FIRST GLOBAL ASTRONAUT CIRCLES THE EARTH EVERY 88 MINUTES. HIS OBSERVATIONS AND REACTIONS ARE SHOWN WHILE THE RHYTHMIC BEAT OF HIS HEART IS HEARD IN THE BACKGROUND. SIGN OF IMPENDING DISASTER ARE RELAYED TO GLENN WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REENTRY. FRIENDSHIP 7 ENCOUNTERS THE SEARING HEAT OF THE ATMOSPHERE WHICH GLENN DESCRIBES AS A REAL FIREBALL OUTSIDE. THIS DRAMATIC ACCOUNT ENDS WITH GLENN'S RECOVERY AND CONGRATULATIONS ONBOARD SHIP. |
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