“FLIGHT OF FAITH 7“ USA’S 4TH MANNED ORBITAL FLIGHT PROJECT MERCURY GORDON COOPER JR. XD47804

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website This 60s-era NASA film “Flight of Faith 7“ is a documentary about the final flight of Project Mercury. Faith 7 was launched May 15th, 1963 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The film follows astronaut Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr. as he prepares for and eventually carries out the 4th American manned orbital flight and proves how well man can function in space as well as the efficacy of humans as the primary component of space flight systems. Project Mercury’s launch was an international spectacle that was televised on screens throughout North America and Europe. Logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration USA (NASA) (0:07). Close-up Project Mercury spacecraft (0:21). Spectators (0:31). CBS Norelco TV camera (0:37). Aerial camera above Cape Canaveral, Florida records Project Mercury launch (0:40). “The Flight of Faith 7” overlaid aerial shot (0:55