Americas Longest Space Flight (1962)

Unissued / unused material. American newsreel item. America’s longest space flight by astronaut Schirra, Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States of America (USA). MS. & CU Commander Walter M. Schirra getting prepared for his space flight. LS launching pad at night. MS Schirra (in spacesuit) leaving hangar and entering transfer van. LS transfer van arrives at pad. MS Schirra getting into elevator. Elevator proceeds up gantry. CU Schirra in space capsule. Good LS dawn breaking. Tilt with the Atlas rocket as it takes off. Animated shot capsule in flight. Aerial view aircraft carrier USS “Kearsarge“ at sea. LS capsule dropping by parachute into sea. CU happy looking Schirra after flight. Date on dope sheet is 04/10/1962. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT B