MERCURY 6 - Friendship 7 - February 20, 1962
Vehicle: Atlas
Crew: John H. Glenn
1st manned orbital launch by U.S.  

MERCURY 6-FRIENDSHIP 7 - July 17, 1961
Astronaut John Glenn seen wearing full pressure Mercury suit.
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MERCURY 6 - FRIENDSHIP 7 - January 21, 1962
Astronaut John Glenn looks over checklist during MA-6 preflight activity.
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MERCURY 6-FRIENDSHIP 7 - February 9, 1962
Close-up view of Friendship spacecraft mated to Atlas showing
escape tower, Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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MERCURY 6-FRIENDSHIP 7 - February 20, 1962
Astronaut John Glenn prior to Mercury 6-Friendship launch.
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MERCURY 6-FRIENDSHIP 7 - 1962
Technician makes adjustment to astronaut John Glenn's space suit
prior to Mercury 6 launch.
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MERCURY 6-FRIENDSHIP 7 - February 20, 1962
Launch of the Mercury-Atlas 6 space vehicle.
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MERCURY 6-FRIENDSHIP 7 - February 20, 1962
Launch of Mercury-Atlas 6 with astronaut John Glenn in
'Friendship 7' capsule.
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MERCURY 6 - FRIENDSHIP 7 - February 20, 1962
Friendship 7 floats in the Atlantic ocean with Astronaut John Glenn inside.
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MERCURY 6-FRIENDSHIP 7 - 1962
Astronaut John Glenn removes space suit.
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