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S62-00941 (20 February 1962) --- The Mercury-Atlas 6 "Friendship 7" spacecraft is retrieved from the Atlantic Ocean following astronaut John H. Glenn Jr.'s three-orbit space mission. In this view, the capsule is still in the water, with retrieval cable connected to it.

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