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Project Mercury: John Glenn

Astronaut John H. Glenn sits in a car in front of the east side of the Mercury Mission Control building.
Astronaut John H. Glenn sits in a car in front of the east side of the Mercury Mission Control building. Glenn was the pilot for the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission aboard Friendship 7, which launched Feb. 20, 1962.

Astronaut John H. Glenn sits in a car in front of the east side of the Mercury Mission Control building. Glenn was the pilot for the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission aboard Friendship 7, which launched Feb. 20, 1962.
Image credit: NASA/Astronaut Hall of Fame