John H. Glenn, Jr., 100th Birthday, B-Roll

Shot list for John Glenn B-roll Material 1. 00:00:00:00 – 00:00:22:18 Slate 2. 00:00:22:19 – 00:00:39:01 Mercury 7 Selection Press Conference On October 7, 1958, the new National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced Project Mercury. 3. 00:00:39:02 - 00:00:54:00 Mercury 7 Training 0n April 27, 1959, training began for the new astronauts including wilderness survival. 4. 00:00:54:01 - 00:01:12:05 Gimble Rig Training John Glenn at NASA Lewis Research Center in Cleveland in March 1960 training in the Multi Axis Space Test Inertia Facility (MASTIF) also know as the Gimbal Rig. 5. 00:01:12:06 - 00:01:35:23 Friendship 7 Training John Glenn assesses the controls of a Mercury capsule in training intended to allow the astronauts to participate in the development plan for the Mercury program. 6. 00:01:35:24 – 00:03:08:18 Friendship 7 Launch and Landing On February 20, 1962, John H. Glenn, Jr., became the first American to orbit Earth. An Atlas launch vehicle propelled a Mercury spacecraft into Earth orbit and enabled Glenn to circle Earth three times. 7. 00:03:08:19 – 00:03:44:20 Ticker Tape Parade New York On March 1, 1962, New York City honored astronaut John Glenn by showe