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 high res (0.1 M) low res (68 K) | S62-00363 (02/20/62)(ARCHIVAL PHOTO) With astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. aboard, the Friendship 7/Mercury Atlas 6 spacecraft lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The first NASA Earth-orbital mission, Glenn's flight followed sub-orbital missions by astronauts Alan B. Shepard Jr. and Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom. |
Curator: Kim
Dismukes | Responsible NASA Official: John Ira Petty | Updated: 08/08/2002 |
