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Friendship 7, February 20, 1962. Creator: NASA.

Friendship 7, February 20, 1962. Creator: NASA.

2-860-690 - Heritage Space/Heritage Images

Friendship 7, February 20, Florida, USA, 1962. At 9:47 am EST, astronaut John Glenn launched from Cape Canaveral's Launch Complex 14 to become the first American to orbit the Earth. In this image, Glenn enters his Friendship 7 capsule with assistance from technicians to begin his historic flight.

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  1. NASA, attributed to: American:
Subject
  1. John Glenn: American: Astronaut
Medium
  1. Photograph
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2451x1838
File Size : 13,199kb

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  1. friendship-7_4940913342_o.jpg
  1. 0920000656
  1. 2-860-690
  1. 2860690
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