John Glenn became the first man to complete an orbital flight around the globe. More than 40,000 people worked on the mission. During the flight, he was in constant contact with 17 checkpoint stations throughout the world.

Originally released by Smith Productions, 2014. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on March 28, 2019.

John Glenn's Mission (5:30); --Glenn's Ground Team (8:41); -- Glenn's Pre-Launch Preparations (6:41); -- Glenn's Launch (8:22); -- Glenn's First Orbit (9:14); -- Glenn's Second Orbit (2:00); -- Glenn's Third Orbit (3:48); -- Glenn's Re-Entry (7:37); -- Glenn's Landing (3:47); -- Credits: John Glenn (1:12); .