Astronauts Number 3
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John Glenn's flight into space is reviewed. This is a re-release of 'The Flight of Friendship 7".
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Text, "NASA." CU face of Astronaut JOHN GLENN in helmet. Montage of clips from his flight. Text, "The Flight of Friendship 7, part 1." CU LYNNE BONDURANT introduces the episode.
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MS people on busy city street at night. Montage of foreign cities w/reports on the flight, full orbit of the earth by John Glenn that is to be done. Montage of t.v. screens reporting on the flight.
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CU monitor pull back to reveal the control room, mission control. VO summarizes what they must do to launch "Friendship 7."
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MS spotlights come on. TLS spotlights shining on spacecraft. CU lacing up a boot. CU Astronaut JOHN GLENN putting helmet on, being helped. VO goes over his background. CU Glenn getting suit fitted right, smiles.
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MCU Astronaut JOHN GLENN gets out of seat. VO talks about he pioneering flights of Alan B. Shepard and Gus Grissom. MS/MCU John Glenn being strapped in. CU map of trajectory. MS flight controlers. CU map again. VO goes over importance of this as a world event.
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MS/MCU men in the control room, flight controlers. Montage of other areas monitoring the flight. MS/MCU men and machines working. CU men w/headphones doing their work. (vo talks of importance of the radar and telemetry for this mission and the others)
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LS blue skies w/some clouds. (Vo talks of other checkpoint off the coast of Africa) TLS naval ship, "Rose knot." MS work done onboard ship. Montage of other aress where information will be gathered from, Nigeria, ship in the Indian Ocean. ]
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MS men working on monitoring station somewhere in Australia. MSs/MCUs men working in Hawaii to monitor and various other areas.
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MSs/MCUs more men monitoring in various places on the globe. MS men walking aisles of computers. MCU men at desk. VO speaks of importance of these men. CU JOHN GLENN. CU names of those who came before glenn. VO speaks of importance of this day and those that followed. MS trucks moving in the night, equipment
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TLS trucks moving in the night, equipment. MS men watching the preparation. CU Astronaut JOHN GLENN. MS NASA transfer van. (VO preparation for the flight) MS John Glenn getting out of transport van, boarding elevator. CU workings of the capsule.
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MCU Astronaut JOHN GLENN boarding space capsule w/help. MS control room. CU control room workers. CU technicians checikng on Glenn, then putting the hatch on.
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TLS red sunset w/some workers standing in siloheutte. MCU/HA control room workers. CU Astronaut JOHN GLENN. (VO talks of Glenn's vitals being monitored) MS rocket. (VO talks about the expected launch) TLS towers moving away from the rocket. MCU control room. MS helicopters. (aid if needed for john glenn) TLS people watching, standing about, photographers, cameramen.
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MS trucks driving past camera. MCU control room workers. (t-minus 15 minutes to launch) MSs control rooms. CU Astronaut JOHN GLENN. MS space control rooms. TLS rocket smoking.
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CU globe w/trajectory. (VO to show Glenns movement on the globe) CU Astronaut JOHN GLENN. MSs control rooms. MCU control room wokers. (Glenn's hear rate heard on audio to add tension) MS vehicles readying. CU glenn & control room workers, "Go!"
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CU Astronaut JOHN GLENN. ("Godspeed John Glenn.") TLS rocket's engines start. TLS rocket moving through the sky. CU Glenn in cockpit. MCU LYNNE BONDURANT talks about part 2 of this segment on friendship seven. Credits.