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S64-14848 (20 February 1962) --- Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. dons space suit during pre-flight operations at Cape Canaveral, February 20, 1962, the day he flew his Mercury-Atlas 6 spacecraft, Friendship 7, into orbital flight around the Earth.

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