Mercury 6

About this film

The Mercury 6 mission. The audio files are named as per their original historical audio reel number at the NASA historical audio vault. Information listed below is the sum-total of data on these reels. INFORMATION ON THE AUDIO FILES: 691-AAE: 2/20/1962, Tape 1 692-AAE: 2/20/1962, Tape 2 715-AAE: 2/20/1962, Tape 3 714-AAE: 2/20/1962, Tape 4 MISSION INFORMATION: MA-6 Friendship 7 Pad LC-14 () Atlas (6) Crew: John H. Glenn, Jr. Milestones: 8/27/61 - Capsule arrived at Cape Canaveral 2/15/62 - Flight Safety Review 2/20/62 - Launch Payyload: Spacecraft No. 13, Vehicle Number 109-D Mission Objective: Place a man into earth orbit, observe his reactions to the space environment and safely return him to earth to a point where he could be readily found. The Mercury flight plan during the first orbit was to maintain optimum spacecraft attitude for radar tracking and communication checks. Launch: February 20, 1962. 9:47:39 am EST. Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 14. Powered flight lasted 5 minutes 1 second and was completed normally. The mercury countdown began on 1/27/62 and was performed in two parts. Precount checks out the primary spacecraft systems, followed by a 17.5 hour hold for pyrotech…

Directors & creators

NASA

Subjects

NASA; Mercury 6, Mercury Audio Collection

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