https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/0acd77b5-291a-430e-b076-83e06f6b4d02 The Friendship 7 mission, launched on the 20th day of February, marked the first time that an American attempts to orbit the Earth. Historical footage of John Glenn's suit up, ride out to the launch pad, countdown, liftoff, booster engine cutoff, and separation of the booster engine escape tower is shown. Views of the Earth, Glenn's manual control of the electrical fly-by wire system, and the recovery of the landing vehicle from the ocean are presented. Mirrored from YouTube: https://youtu.be/P0LB_BN2T0E Original channel: NASA STI Program Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:51:09 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.dngr.us https://peertube.dngr.us/lazy-static/avatars/ec5edb1e-3795-4978-be4f-c67e98fbc992.png https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/0acd77b5-291a-430e-b076-83e06f6b4d02 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.dngr.us/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.