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 high res (0.5 M) low res (94 K) | S62-00961 (1962) --- Mercury astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr., suited in full Mercury suit, prepares for launch of the Mercury Atlas 6 (MA-6) “Friendship 7” spacecraft. This marks America's first manned Earth-orbiting space flight. |
Curator: Kim
Dismukes | Responsible NASA Official: John Ira Petty | Updated: 08/08/2002 |
