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Collection:
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NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
Collection
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
Collection
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Name of Image:
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The Launch of the MA-6, Friendship 7
Name_of_Image
The Launch of the MA-6, Friendship 7
Name of Image
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Full Description:
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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.
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.
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Date of Image:
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1962-02-20
Date_of_Image
1962-02-20
Date of Image
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Category:
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Mercury Project
Category
Mercury Project
Category
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term:
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Mercury Atlas
Keywords
Mercury Atlas
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term:
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Friendship 7
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Friendship 7
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term:
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Manned Orbital Flight
Keywords
Manned Orbital Flight
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term:
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John H. Glenn
Keywords
John H. Glenn
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facet_what:
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Earth
facet_what
Earth
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facet_what:
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Atlas
facet_what
Atlas
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facet_what:
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Mercury
facet_what
Mercury
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facet_where:
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Mercury
facet_where
Mercury
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facet_where:
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Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
facet_where
Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
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facet_when:
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February 20, 1962
facet_when
February 20, 1962
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facet_when_year:
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1962
facet_when_year
1962
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Reference Number:
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MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
Reference_Number
MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
Reference Number
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MIX #:
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9139490
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NIX #:
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MSFC-9139490
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MSFC Negative Number:
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9139490
MSFC_Negative_Number
9139490
MSFC Negative Number
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UID:
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SPD-MARSH-9139490
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SPD-MARSH-9139490
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original url:
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