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Here are a series of NASA videos featuring John Glenn's Friendship 7 flight into space.

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    What was it like to be buttoned up in a phone booth and shot into space. Here are a series of NASA videos featuring John Glenn's Friendship 7 flight into space. The Mercury capsule was only 6 feet wide at its base and 10 feet tall. It was the equivalent of an adult baby seat.

This is obviously a Photoshop picture, but it does show the enormity of the event

    Somehow, I never thought I would have felt the grief on the passing of John Glenn as I have these last few days. Below is a series of NASA videos using actual video and audio You can still feel the excitement from these 1962 clips. If you just want the condensed Hollywood version narrated by Jack Webb click here for a 30 minute version.

  Below are links to the Friendship 7 flight as provided by NASA:


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