Mercury Atlas 6Images from the Mercury Atlas 6 (Friendship 7) missionPicture dated 1962 showing US astronaut John Glenn about to get into the Mercury capsule Friendship 7 for a space...62-MA6-55 (1962) --- Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., pilot of the Mercury Atlas 6 (MA-6) spaceflight, poses for a photo...Astronaut John Glenn enters the Mercury spacecraft, Friendship 7, prior to the launch of Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6) on Feb. 20,...Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. dons his silver Mercury pressure suit in preparation for launch. On February 20, 1962 Glenn...S62-00380 (20 Feb. 1962) --- Close-up view of the Mercury Atlas 6 (MA-6) Friendship 7 capsule on top of its...CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Launch of Friendship 7, the first manned orbital space flight. Astronaut John Glenn aboard, the Mercury-Atlas...Astronaut John Glenn photographed in space by an automatic sequence motion picture camera during his flight on "Friendship 7." Glenn...S62-06040 (20 Feb. 1962) --- Orbital sunset photographed by astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. aboard the "Friendship 7" during his...A camera aboard the "Friendship 7" Mercury spacecraft photographs Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. as he uses a photometer to...Christopher Kraft, flight director during Project Mercury, works at his console inside the Flight Control area at Mercury Mission Control.S64-14861 (1962) --- Department of Defense (DOD) recovery personnel and spacecraft technicians from NASA and McDonnell Aircraft Corp., inspect astronaut...John H. Glenn is hoisted onto a helicopter for a short flight from the U.S.S. noa to the prime recovery...John Glenn is welcomed aboard the U.S.S. Randolph after splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean.John Glenn undergoes medical tests after his Friendship 7 flight on February 20, 1962.Following ceremonies at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Hangar S on Feb. 23, 1962, astronaut John Glenn, left, describes his...
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