Friendship 7 (Full Mission 01)

[@dewayneblue1834]

Always thought it was great how Australians turned on all of the lights in their homes, in the middle of the night their time, to give Glenn a nice visual welcome.

[@ditto1958]

That grainy b&w view brings me back. I used to sit on the living room floor for hours staring at our 19” tv and waiting for those Mercury/Atlas launches. Seemed as though they took ages to launch. There’d be “holds” and delays galore, launches would be scrubbed and postponed... for a 4 year old kid, it was worse than waiting for Christmas.

[@paultrusten6205]

ditto1958 Ditto, I was 10 at the time, and felt the same way! What a trip, huh? It was a superb adventure, for Col. Glenn and for all of America.

[@TheAnnieDeppeChannel]

What better way to honor John Glenn tonight, than to listen to this mission. Thank you for uploading.

[@lunarmodule5]

You are welcome!

[@ultrametric9317]

This is fantastic. What a PITA to have to connect to ground stations one after another! It seems half his time is spent establishing contact.

[@craigwall9536]

How odd to hear this again since I listened as a child when it actually happened. As an adult pilot it now seems so unsophisticated and naive; it is absolutely charming to hear the newness and wonderment in the voices of Glenn and the trackers and controllers. No one really knew what was going to happen but they obviously did their homework and were exquisitely prepared. If it seems dry and formal to some, we have only to remember that this was done in full view of the public in real time- as befits a free people. The fact that there was a simple explanation for the little specks of brilliant light was ultimately humorous; the decision to not tell Glenn about the airbag deployment indication less so. But even though he came back early because of it, they had nothing to apologize for: the American People clearly backed a winner.

[@jackkomisar458]

At 22:53, Mercury Control says "You have a go at least seven orbits." Some people after hearing this have concluded that the original mission was supposed to go for seven orbits but was cut to three orbits. This myth was told in the movie (not the book) "The Right Stuff" and in the movie "Hidden Figures", In fact, this mission, and the following mission of Scott Carpenter, were designed to make three orbits. The reference to seven orbits only meant that the trajectory reached by the spacecraft was accurate enough that it would stay up for at least seven orbits.

[@erichanson3961]

I was in second grade. We went into the hallway at school and sat on the floor in rows to watch this live on a black and white 24" TV on a rolling stand. I was smitten with what was going on. We all were so taken up in this. My parents gave me a globe with Mr. Glenn's orbits traced out on it.

[@zanpsimer7685]

I was a school aged child in the late 60s and have these sorts of memories mostly with Apollo and some Gemini missions. How exciting it was!

[@MarklovesAngels]

A mirror image of my experience too, including the TV on rollers. An exciting time when the future's potential was overflowing with both possibilities and promises.

[@jasonpoland]

God Speed, John Glenn - God Bless...

[@F-Man]

LM5, thank you so so much for all of your work! I'm studying to be a history teacher, and I can definitely see myself showing excerpts of your videos to my classes when we cover the space race and Cold War.

[@paulcromford]

These uploads are so good, they bring tears to my eyes! I was a space-struck boy during the Sixties -- still my favourite period for space missions -- and I can't thank you enough, lunarmodule5. You make a middle-aged Englishman very happy.

[@robertmcintire9776]

John Glenn was the only Marine to be included in NASA s earliest group of astronauts.

[@GeneralJackRipper]

Scott Carpenter once said he was the 'token Marine ' but it was alright because the Marines are part of the Navy.

[@allgood6760]

What a ride!.. . I have an old newspaper for this flight.. thanks from NZ 🇳🇿

[@lunarmodule5]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@LuciFeric137]

I always liked the Mercury capsule. It had beautiful proportions. Max Faget was very gifted.

[@paladin0654]

After watching Apollo 11 and 13 the procedures used on MA-7 were primitive. NASA sure learned a lot by 1969. Thanks for the post.

[@saschaandremichael7996]

LM5, you rock, rock, rock, rock just big time! All the work you put in so we can live or re-live all these historic missions. Your videos are amazing documents of science, courage and stamina. No space exploration fan can ever thank you enough for what you do. Well, that just had to go out! :-)

[@lunarmodule5]

+Sascha Andre Michael thanks for the kudos Sascha. its worth knowing that space fans get a lot out of watching these. regards lm5

[@breesco]

Love the background chatter. It tells some of the story of the hard work and attention to detail that had to go into manned space for its first 15 years.

[@GeneralJackRipper]

The hard work and attention to detail was, and still is the very core of spaceflight to this very day.

[@jimbodeek]

Sixty years ago, today... John Glenn departed Earth aboard Friendship 7 and became the first American to orbit Earth. Thanks to him, we were able to show that we could get into orbit and that we could survive in space. Godspeed, John Glenn.

[@foxmccloud7055]

While Kathryn Johnson was making sure the math was correct and John Glenn was flying the mission, a 13yr old little girl from Framingham, Massachusetts was watching this mission and dreaming of flying in space herself. But, that story is reserved for another time.

[@derekec]

The Original 7, amongst my earliest heroes and role models. Set the course for the rest of my life and now I walk this Earth a little more alone. I still hope to meet you some day Col. Glenn. Keep flying and Godspeed......

[@onlyweknow2]

We Lost A Great American Today, Godspeed John Glenn!

[@leftcoaster67]

Great human being, inspiration to others all over the world.

[@lunarmodule5]

Yeah we did - I am absolutly numb

[@GumballAstronaut7206]

I salute to all the Mercury 7 astronauts! They all served the country well!

[@leftcoaster67]

It was an Atlas. Redstone could only go sub-orbital.

[@leftcoaster67]

No worries, America has every right to be proud of him. I think most of the world did.

[@ultrametric9317]

This is just a spine-tingling thing - thanks so much for making it. You can easily imagine yourself in Glenn's place as the first American to orbit - and really, the first actual astronaut, who was in charge of his craft and in constant contact with the ground recording his experiences. Gagarin was just a passenger, no disrespect, but IMO the space race was over as soon as Glenn completed this flight. The Russians pulled a couple of stunts but they had no real goal, and did not have the technical know-how to implement a global tracking network and the sophisticated on-board electronics that was already present in Mercury.

[@lunarmodule5]

Thanks Ultra

[@dash9655]

Actually wrong on most points. The USSR did not have global tracking due to politics. They had many space firsts, including manned missions, probes to the moon, first life forms to go around the moon and return, first probes to land on other planets, first spacewalk, moon rovers, and then a long series of space stations and pioneering on-orbit living. At the time the ISS construction began, the soviet had over 6000 manned days in space, compared to the US 70 something. The soviet spacecraft were in many ways more sophisticated, containing a much greater level of automation, all built on a fraction of the US's budget. No disrespect, but to think glenns flight (not much more complex than the one previously carried out by a chimp) wins the space race just indicates you've no idea what tthe soviets achieved, or how. It was not until the gemini program that the US began to display a lead. Most people think the space race ended at the moon and nothing else happened, but the soviets went on to lead in modular space station construction for two decades before the US, and automated planetary exploration.

[@lox_5017]

@@dash9655 bullshit to this statement. Probably from the younger generation which has no clue what's he is talking about.

[@Woozler554]

9:40 Wow! Does that screen flipping like that ever bring me back! Haven't seen that in decades.

[@jamesm.3967]

Give it a whack with your palm…that always fixed ours.

[@jackkomisar458]

Do you remember how the flipping would stop just as the TV repairman entered the house?

[@DestroyerWill]

LM5 thanks for your good works in bringing these videos to us

[@batman1569]

This along with all of your full mission uploads are brilliant and a wonderful piece of history for us space nerds. Thank you lunarmodule5 and continue the great work. God Speed You!

[@lunarmodule5]

Robert Price Thanks for the comment Robert - glad you liked this and the others - am trying to get the first Space Shuttle full mission series done and then am open to ideas for which one to do next...(waits for the floodgates to open)...Apollo 8? Gemini 4? lol the list seems endless!

[@batman1569]

***** Apollo 8 for sure!!!

[@lunarmodule5]

Robert Price marks up one vote for Apollo 8

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

The only astronaut to fly Mercury and Shuttle.

[@ronaldwilson6569]

I love the one on Apollo 8. My favorite space mission.

[@shannontrainer5857]

Godspeed, John Glenn 1921-2016

[@robertmcintire9776]

The first American manned orbital space flight took place on February twentieth, nineteen sixty two.

[@johnvrabec9747]

LM5, thank you so much for all your hard work so we can re-live the excitement of America's greatest achievement. I was only 3-4 years old during Mercury, but I do remember watching one of the launches and watched as many of the Gemini launches as possible. During Apollo, i was riveted to the TV and built all the models I could (Saturn V, LEM, etc.) Your expertise is well appreciated!

[@lunarmodule5]

+John Vrabec thanks john - am glad you are enjoying the videos and thanks for your memories - regards LM5

[@tuberhead]

I was in the third grade. My mother let me stay home from school to watch these flights. To me, it was something cool but I was not fully aware of the historical significance.

[@fredthompson4568]

Patience and relay/ circuit. Good check problemm solving. We wait on SLS Roll Out Dress Rehearsal.

[@n6mz]

5:27 the Procedures controller is none other than Gene Kranz.

[@Vector_Ze]

@lunarmodule5: I just discovered your channel this evening and I'm loving these videos! Lots of stuff I've never seen/heard before. And I'm old enough to remember the events, even though I was very young pre-Apollo. Thanks so much for your posts. I'll be exploring what you've shared for a while to come. :-)

[@lunarmodule5]

smart451cab thanks smart - hope you stick around and find some good stuff that you will like !

[@williamhastie5056]

Hi from Scotland. You’re in for a great time my. friend. These uploads are incredible. Stay safe 🚀🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@HockeyMetalRPG]

I don't know where you get these but keep 'em coming. I love it!!!!!

[@toyman81]

I was born on this very day, Feb.20, 1962

[@knobdikker]

I'm very lucky. As a kid I got to turn on an old Zenith 21" black and white TV and see this as it happened!

[@norranradd4357]

Happy 60 years of Friendship 7!

[@andy_in_colorado7060]

Love the computer crash in Bermuda. The more things change, the more things stay the same.

[@GeneralJackRipper]

After getting the computer back up, they were supposed to run a system test, then run a second test to verify the first one. When told to hurry up they just ran the first test, and skipped the second. They figured they'd get caught up before they had to rely on the system. They did. It worked.

[@ultrametric9317]

7:00 "Roger, and HURRY UP!" - Chris Kraft to John Hodge, who was assistant flight director to Kraft, stationed at Bermuda where a power failure crashed the computer. The was the 4th attempt to launch and I think Kraft was getting antsy :)

[@Sootaroot]

Christopher Kraft tended to become easily annoyed by all sorts of things, and that is not an indication of the cool head that is needed when a real crisis develops. In contrast, listen to the always courteous John Hodge, whose measured tone in response to Kraft's aggressive rudeness is a demonstration of the professionalism that Kraft never understood, let alone possessed.

[@weebgrinder-AIArtistPro]

@@Sootaroot Kraft was actually still a controller of some kind even during Apollo 13, right? Or was he just there to talk to the press?

[@GeneralJackRipper]

Chris Kraft took no prisoners.

[@GeneralJackRipper]

@@Sootaroot You misjudge the man, he literally wrote the book on being a flight controller. Everyone respected him.

[@k1productions87]

Funny listening to this, and hearing almost word-for-word with the movie "The Right Stuff" I always thought the swirling particles was something made up for the film, but I since learned otherwise. Great stuff ^_^

[@Willywaw]

Good reaction; you are absolutely right ... If there is no competition, people are not really interested.

[@WOHP1390]

Great stuff! This was the day after my 10th birthday and I remember it well!

[@EDUARDO12348]

I can't believe the heat shield on Mercury spacecraft became loose, although difficult to imagine, Glen would have been incinerated at 3,000F upon re-entry.

[@paultrusten6205]

Precious video of our national technological heritage-first manned American orbital flight. It is a direct historical extension of Dr.Robert Goddard’s Aunt Effie’s cabbage patch!

[@jamesm.3967]

Thank you for your posts.

[@lunarmodule5]

Welcome M !

[@caseyeleet]

I really like how you have full missions uploaded. This is exactly what I was looking for. Great video and great channel. Just curious if you know what point in the transmission John talks about the "fireflies" that he sees outside his capsule. Thanks for the upload!

[@stokepogue]

Once again, great presentation. Looking forward to Apollo 13 day three.

[@caseyeleet]

Answered my own question. He starts to notice them at 1:30:20 shortly after he sees his first sunrise. Thanks!

[@Sootaroot]

It's interesting to see how long it took before John Glenn got any reaction to his repeated descriptions of the particles. If the "fireflies" had been hazardous, no-one on the ground was paying attention when they should have been. Similarly, look how many times Glenn had to ask if anyone could hear him. On later spaceflights, crews would routinely get a wake-up call. On this mission, it was ground control who needed one.

[@vaitripleseven]

Another fantastic vid. You are a jewel, sir! Thanks a million!

[@robertmcintire9776]

Scott Carpenter was a Navy test pilot and was also in NASA s earliest group of astronauts.

[@Zoomer30]

That's something they mentioned during John Glenns shuttle launch (STS95).Scott Carpenter gave him the same "Godspeed John Glenn" salute there also. The irony is that on the Mercury flight John did not hear it. Youll note it was not on the spacecraft loop, only on the ground loop. He only heard it after the flight.

[@1651ron]

it is amazing, the acomplishments of man. Mans human brain is far superior to any pc. Thank you VERY MUCH for sharing.

[@robertmcintire9776]

The John Glenn three orbit flight was on February twentieth, nineteen sixty two.

[@robertmcintire9776]

John H. Glenn Jr. The first American astronaut to orbit wore a silver colored space suit for the first NASA manned orbital space flight.

[@Contrail4]

22:30 Great line.

[@gregv79]

I love this upload.

[@lunarmodule5]

Hi Keith - i tend only to use the animations where real time video of the event is unavailable. The simulator is available to download for free on the internet. Apollo/Mercury etc packages are seperate add-ons also available to download free. Hope that helps!

[@jstef65]

This is amazing. I am reading Gene Kranz book "failure is not an option" that goes thru Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs an I can now appreciate this video and the great job you did. Where do I find the air-ground transcript you talked about in a past comment?

[@GumballAstronaut7206]

I can't believe the John Glenn's Flight was on my Birthday Feburary 20

[@kenoz71]

Oops....thought I had posted a thank you for this one....I was mistaken....thanks again so much this great upload. I have seen many documentaries on Friendship 7 but none in this format and none of them are this good.

[@klaramcshane4102]

this is cool to watch

[@remyworldpeace]

Incredible upload, thank you!

[@lunarmodule5]

+remyworldpeace Welcome!

[@DavidBarkes]

at 45:06 in the video, the time given to Glenn ("broadcast in the blind for Area 1 Charlie") is 00:32:12 but he reads back 00:32:22. It will be interesting to see if this is corrected.

[@deaustin4018]

Watching the television images at the beginning, I'd almost forgotten what a task it was back then just to operate a television set. You had to turn in on, then wait 30 or 40 seconds for anything at all to appear on the screen. After selecting the channel, you then had to use the fine tuning dial to tune in the picture, then manipulate contrast and brightness knobs. Then you had to worry about the vertical and horizontal control knobs. Then you had to manipulate dials on the antenna rotor box in the direction of the station you wanted to receive, and then, as often as not begin the whole process all over again. And that was black and white. Once color came along, there were a half dozen more knobs to fiddle with till you got something at least close to what colors appeared like in real life. So I guess I do prefer the situation today, press a single button or two.

[@k.mirenburg6766]

It does indeed and thanks again!

[@mstax]

Also available... CBS Radio coverage of the Glenn flight: www.oocities.org/marshallstax/specialaudio.html

[@ianwebber5936]

god speed john glenn...x

[@lunarmodule5]

Having heard the news of John Glenns passing today I would just like to say that I felt really honoured to have put this series together - he was an American and World hero - we will not see the likes of him and the Mercury astronauts again. It was a privilage to put this video series together and hopefully preserve, in some small way, the heroics of this flight and of the man. Ad Astra John Glenn - LM5

[@limabravo6065]

No on board computers, no backups, no chance of help if things went wrong, high percentage of rockets exploding, so what do you need to get into that capsule and make this happen? A sense of something bigger than you, of helping to do something for your country and humanity, and one giant set of brass balls. God speed John Glenn 👍

[@k.mirenburg6766]

Loved this feature on Glenn's Friendship 7 flight (except for the rolling TV coverege at the start). Can you please tell me what the Orbiter Spaceflight Simulator software is and how much is the cost please? It creates a beautiful animation.

[@moboutmen]

17:00 "May God speed, John Glenn."

[@Christ0pherWade]

16:08 16:57, 17:01 - Godspeed, John Glenn 22:38

[@randymiller3075]

I WAS 6YEARS AND 8MONTHS OLD IN THE FIRST GRADE AT COMSTOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN THE CITY OF MIAMI IN DADE COUNTY,FLORIDA! JOHN HERSCHEL GLENN,JR. IS MY NUMBER 1 HERO!

[@calmerharsanyi7390]

Egh , why caps ?

[@MrThebirddog]

No one ever said "Rodger" cooler than John Glenn

[@robertmcintire9776]

Scott Carpenter was the second American astronaut to orbit.

[@TheSecretmuseum]

what a gift! thanks!

[@rolyatecnal]

#GodspeedJohnGlenn

[@knobdikker]

All done mainly with vacuum tubes and very few solid state components!

[@joshowen9054]

The overal quality on these rockets was questionable, they have been lucky. Only after Apollo 1 the quality really improved

[@stokepogue]

Whatever you got is fine. To me, it's the audio that matters. Like the CG though.

[@rayfisher3894]

John and Annie are together again

[@pauljenkins6807]

24 flat earthers dislike this video

[@GeneralJackRipper]

We can't keep a tally anymore thanks to KZbin.

[@mikecook7334]

Semper Fi, John Glenn…🇺🇸

[@jamesm.3967]

Gosh I miss Mission Control. White ss shirts, crew cuts, and a pack of Salems. 😮

[@GeneralJackRipper]

_"The blue haze of smoke, and the ever present smell of stale pizza and burnt coffee."_

[@stavros8]

🚀 Rest In Peace John Glenn 🚀

[@Yosemite-George-61]

I saw these capsules in Huntsville Alabama... man they look like they were made by the Confederate Army... I love e'm !

[@robertmcintire9776]

The seven fliers selected finally to make up NASA s first bunch of astronauts wore silver space suits.

[@richardlillibridge1381]

R.I.P. #MigMadMarine from a fellow Ohioian

[@harryandruschak2843]

Would those of you who voted "dislike" please tell me WHY? Thank you.

[@michaeljulian9198]

+Harry Andruschak Either the rare sore Russian (likelihood 5%) or the conspiracy theorist (likelihood 95%) ._.

[@nagantm441]

+Michael Julian (Legendary) why would Russians be sore? Gagarin orbited the earth before Glen ever did

[@Ojoe2010]

True, at that time the Russians were still far ahead....

[@michaeljulian9198]

I was referring to the like 2 or 3 people who still might be sore, also I was trying to give some explanation as to why people would dislike the video. After a while, I've come to the most logical conclusion...THOSE FREAKIN FLAT EARTHERS!!! >:E

[@rickwester1264]

Zero G, and I feel fine. Godspeed John Glenn!

[@markholbrook3949]

Cant you expedite!! and hurry up!!! Love it... No candy asses back then!!!!

[@yassm]

Exactly

[@gilesbovis707]

Is that John Hodge at Bermuda?

[@EricIrl]

Very interesting to hear how crude the radio transmissions sound. At one point they seem to be talking on HF (Short Wave) which makes for very patchy quality.

[@GeneralJackRipper]

Had both HF and UHF. Love the audio.

[@ortizramon]

God speed John Glenn ROGERRRRRR.

[@blueb0g]

Wonderful work as always. Any chance of an Aurora 7 mission series?

[@lunarmodule5]

One day Ben....got a big project after this one....LM5

[@myyoshistory]

which orbiter version is this?

[@GeneralJackRipper]

_"Well hurry up!"_ Man, you get fired talking like that nowadays.

[@Tony-G]

Over a year ago, I wrote an instrumental track honouring the Friendship 7 mission. Track can be heard here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnqolHiZgdiVq6s 🎶

[@GodsLightningrod64]

My wife was being born, as this happened. She's very proud of that.

[@ultrametric9317]

Man I would not enjoy squeezing into a Mercury. Actually my height would have prevented it :)

[@2jzdashgte]

All transcripts are available on spacelog(dot)org. pretty cool stuff right here. I love how at approx 22 minutes, you can see the earth's actual reflection on John Glenn's visor. Great work with the cg pip. Your video certainly brings the mission back to life. Thank you X 1000 lunarmodule5.