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John Glenn's 1962 Re-Entry: Film and Audio Synchronized to Mark His Death
The death of John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, has led a historian who wrote a biography of the astronaut to share a new look at one of Glenn's most harrowing moments.
"It is one of the most gut-wrenching moments in the history of space exploration," writes author Andrew Chaikin, "and it was all captured on film: John Glenn guiding his Mercury capsule, Friendship 7, through its fiery re-entry into Earth's atmosphere, not knowing if he is about to be burned to a cinder."
As recounted — and now presented anew — by Chaikin, a movie camera that was aimed at Glenn aboard Friendship 7 ran for the length of the flight.
Chaikin synchronized this film with audio from the craft's onboard tape recorder. [Video: John Glenn’s Friendship 7 Re-Entry Synchronized Film and Audio]
As the retrorockets fired, Glenn happily remarked on the sudden acceleration he felt after being weightles