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 high res (0.5 M) low res (104 K) | S62-00371 (20 February 1962) --- Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6) space flight, enters the Mercury "Friendship 7" spacecraft during the MA-6 pre-launch preparations at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth. |
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Dismukes | Responsible NASA Official: John Ira Petty | Updated: 08/08/2002 |
