Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
Name of Image:
Astronaut John H. Glenn
Full Description:
Astronaut John H. Glenn, one of the original seven astronauts for Mercury Project selected by NASA on April 27, 1959. The MA-6 mission, boosted by the Mercury-Atlas vehicle, was the first manned orbital launch by the United States, and carried Astronaut Glenn aboard the Friendship 7 spacecraft to orbit the Earth.
Date of Image:
1959-04-27
Category:
Mercury Project
term:
Astronaut
term:
Glenn
term:
Friendship 7
term:
Mercury-Atlas
term:
MA-6
term:
Mercury Project
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Atlas
facet_what:
Mercury
facet_where:
Mercury
facet_where:
Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
facet_where:
United States of America
facet_when:
April 27, 1959
facet_when_year:
1959
Reference Number:
MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
MIX #:
8772554
NIX #:
MSFC-8772554
MSFC Negative Number:
8772554
UID:
SPD-MARSH-8772554
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