Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Human Spaceflight Collection
General Description:
S62-00371 (20 February 1962) --- Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6) space flight, enters the Mercury "Friendship 7" spacecraft during the MA-6 pre-launch preparations at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth.
Description:
S62-00371 (20 February 1962) --- Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6) space flight, enters the Mercury "Friendship 7" spacecraft during the MA-6 pre-launch preparations at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth.
image id:
Photo-s62_371
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Atlas
facet_what:
Mercury
facet_where:
Mercury
facet_where:
Florida
facet_when:
20 February 1962
facet_when_year:
1962
UID:
SPD-SPFLT-Photo-s62_ 371
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