Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
Name of Image:
The Launch of the MA-6, Friendship 7
Full Description:
The launch of the MA-6, Friendship 7, on February 20, 1962. Boosted by the Mercury-Atlas vehicle, a modified Atlas Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), Friendship 7 was the first U.S. marned orbital flight and carried Astronaut John H. Glenn into orbit. Astronaut Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth.
Date of Image:
1962-02-20
Category:
Mercury Project
term:
Mercury Atlas
term:
Friendship 7
term:
Manned Orbital Flight
term:
John H. Glenn
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Atlas
facet_what:
Mercury
facet_where:
Mercury
facet_where:
Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
facet_when:
February 20, 1962
facet_when_year:
1962
Reference Number:
MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
MIX #:
9139490
NIX #:
MSFC-9139490
MSFC Negative Number:
9139490
UID:
SPD-MARSH-9139490
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