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NASA Center: Johnson Space Center
Image # : s63_01207
Date : 02/20/1967

Title

John Glenn enters his Friendship 7 capsule

Full Description

Project Mercury astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. enters his Mercury “Friendship 7” capsule before launch on February 20, 1962. At 9:47 a.m. (EST), his Atlas launch vehicle lifted him into orbit for his flight lasting 4 hours, 55 minutes and 23 seconds. Onboard Friendship 7, Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth, and the third American to fly in space. A faulty signal indicating a problem with the heat shield forced NASA mission controllers to cut the flight to only three orbits, but Glenn returned to Earth safely.

Keywords

mercury, John Glenn, Mercury 7, Mercury-Atlas 7, Friendship 7

Subject Category

Mercury-Gemini Spacecraft

Reference Numbers

  • Center: JSC
  • Center Number: s63_01207
  • GRIN DataBase Number: GPN-2006-000027

Source Information

  • Creator/Photographer: NASA
  • Original Source: Digital

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Small JPEG 369 260 37
Medium JPEG 768 542 80
Large JPEG 1536 1084 160

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