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Astronaut U.S. Senator John …
Title Astronaut U.S. Senator John Glenn
Full Description STS-95 crewmember, astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn. Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth and returned to space in 1998 aboard a Space Shuttle flight.
Date 04/14/1998
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
John Glenn enters his Friend …
Title John Glenn enters his Friendship 7 capsule
Full Description Project Mercury astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. enters his Mercury ?Friendship 7? capsule before launch on February 20, 1962. At 9:47 a.m. (EST), his Atlas launch vehicle lifted him into orbit for his flight lasting 4 hours, 55 minutes and 23 seconds. Onboard Friendship 7, Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth, and the third American to fly in space. A faulty signal indicating a problem with the heat shield forced NASA mission controllers to cut the flight to only three orbits, but Glenn returned to Earth safely.
Date 02/20/1967
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
John Glenn OK
Title John Glenn OK
Full Description Astronaut John Glenn and technicians inspect artwork that will be painted on the outside of his Mercury spacecraft. John Glenn nicknamed his capsule "Friendship 7". On February 20, 1962 astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. lifted off into space aboard his Mercury Atlas (MA-6) rocket and became the first American to orbit the Earth. After orbiting the Earth 3 times, Friendship 7 landed in the Atlantic Ocean 4 hours, 55 minutes and 23 seconds later, just East of Grand Turk Island in the Bahamas. Glenn and his capsule were recovered by the Navy Destroyer Noa, 21 minutes after splashdown.
Date 02/02/1962
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Astronaut John Glenn checks …
Title Astronaut John Glenn checks the Friendship 7 spacecraft after landing
Description Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. checks the Friendship 7 spacecraft after completing three orbits around the earth. The destroyer Noa picked up Glenn and the spacecraft 21 minutes after landing. A technician inside the spacecraft checks the interior for any damage.
Date 02.20.1962
Astronaut John Glenn checks …
Title Astronaut John Glenn checks the Friendship 7 spacecraft after landing
Description Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. checks the Friendship 7 spacecraft after completing three orbits around the earth. The destroyer Noa picked up Glenn and the spacecraft 21 minutes after landing. A technician inside the spacecraft checks the interior for any damage.
Date Taken 1962-02-20
View of earth taken by Astro …
Title View of earth taken by Astronaut John Glenn during his MA-6 spaceflight
Description View of earth taken by Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. during his MA-6 spaceflight.
Date Taken 1988-10-21
Astronaut John Glenn poses i …
Title Astronaut John Glenn poses in Mercury Space Suit
Description Portrait view of Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 6 earth-orbital space flight, posing in his Mercury Space Suit with his helmet on and visor up.
Date Taken 1962-02-20
Astronaut John Glenn poses i …
Title Astronaut John Glenn poses in Mercury Space Suit
Description Full view of Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 6 earth-orbital space flight, posing in his Mercury Space Suit with his helmet on and visor down.
Date Taken 1962-02-20
Astronaut John Glenn confers …
Title Astronaut John Glenn confers with Nurse Dolores B. O'Hara
Description Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 6 earth-orbital space mission, confers with Astronaut Nurse Dolores B. O'Hara, R.N., during MA-6 prelaunch preparations.
Date Taken 1962-02-20
Astronaut John Glenn aboard …
Title Astronaut John Glenn aboard the U.S.S. Randolph after MA-6 flight
Description Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 6 space flight, relaxes aboard the carrier U.S.S. Randolph following his earth-orbital mission. Glenn was transferred to the Randolph from the U.S.S. Noa after his return from his earth-orbital mission.
Date Taken 1962-02-20
View of earth taken by Astro …
Title View of earth taken by Astronaut John Glenn during his MA-6 spaceflight
Description View of earth taken by Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. during his MA-6 spaceflight.
Date Taken 1962-02-20
View of earth taken by Astro …
Title View of earth taken by Astronaut John Glenn during his MA-6 spaceflight
Description View of earth taken by Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. during his MA-6 spaceflight.
Date Taken 1962-02-20
View of clouds over Indian O …
Title View of clouds over Indian Ocean taken by Astronaut John Glenn during MA-6
Description A view of clouds over the Indian Ocean as photographed by Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. aboard the "Friendship 7" spacecraft on February 20, 1962. The cloud panorama illustrates the visibility of different cloud types and weather patterns. Shadows produced by the rising Sun aid in the determination of relative cloud heights.
Date Taken 1962-02-20
Orbital sunset photographed …
Title Orbital sunset photographed by Astronaut John Glenn during MA-6 flight
Description Orbital sunset photographed by Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. aboard the "Friendship 7" during his Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6) flight.
Date Taken 1962-02-20
View of earth taken by Astro …
Title View of earth taken by Astronaut John Glenn during his MA-6 spaceflight
Description View of earth taken by Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. during his MA-6 spaceflight.
Date Taken 1962-02-20
View of earth taken by Astro …
Title View of earth taken by Astronaut John Glenn during his MA-6 spaceflight
Description View of earth taken by Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. during his MA-6 spaceflight.
Date Taken 1962-02-20
Orbital sunset photographed …
Title Orbital sunset photographed by Astronaut John Glenn during MA-6 flight
Description Orbital sunset photographed by Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. aboard the "Friendship 7" during his Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6) flight.
Date Taken 1962-02-20
Astronaut John Glenn is suit …
Title Astronaut John Glenn is suited up at Cape Canaveral during MA-6 activities
Description Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 6 earth-obital space mission, is suited up at Cape Canaveral, Florida, during MA-6 preflight activities. Assisting Glenn is suit technician Al Rochford.
Date Taken 1964-02-12
Astronaut John Glenn dons sp …
Title Astronaut John Glenn dons space suit during preflight operations
Description Astronaut John Glenn dons space suit during preflight operations at Cape Canaveral, February 20, 1962, the day he flew his Mercury-Atlas 6 spacecraft, Friendship 7, into orbital flight around the Earth.
Date Taken 1964-02-12
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