Experience the early days of Nasa's Mercury program by following
the the selection of the seven astronauts that were selected for
the Mercury Missions. See Glenn, Shepard, Slayton, Schirra, Grissom,
Cooper and Carpenter undergo the rigorous training - both physical
and psychological - to become the first Americans in space. This
film is approximately 27 minutes long. Follow this up with the Friendship
7, the spacecraft that put John Glenn in orbit making him the first
American to circle the earth. This approximately one hour long feature
covers all aspects of John Glenn's mission as well as providing
a historical overview of the entire Mercury project. The total run
time for this DVD is slightly less than 90 minutes.
Here are some sample clips from the DVD
 
 
 
 
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