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S62-00460 (1962) --- Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 6 "Friendship 7" mission, is suited up and seated beside his capsule during pre-flight activity at Cape Canaveral. Glenn is shown with artist Cecilia Bibby who painted the name "Friendship 7" on his Mercury spacecraft.

Curator: Kim Dismukes | Responsible NASA Official: John Ira Petty | Updated: 08/08/2002
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