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English: Astronaut John Glenn enters the Mercury spacecraft, Friendship 7, prior to the launch of MA-6 on February 20, 1961 and became the first American who orbited the Earth. The MA-6 mission was the first manned orbital flight boosted by the Mercury-Atlas vehicle, a modified Atlas ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile), lasted for five hours, and orbited the Earth three times. |
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Date | Taken on 20 February 1962 | ||
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Author | NASA Marshall Space Flight Center | ||
Keywords InfoField | Mercury-Atlas; Friendship 7; MA-6; John Glenn |
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Image title | Astronaut Glenn, John Entering Frienship 7 Capsule prior to Launch of MA-6 (Mercury-Atlas 6) On Feburary 20,1962. First Manned Orbital Launch by USA. REF: M2-581-7 (MIX FILE) |
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