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Mercury-Atlas 6: J. Glenn in Friendship-7

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Nasa/Novapix

Reference

e-mer06-30001

Date

2006-09-05

Astronaut John Glenn in the Friendship 7 capsule during the first manned orbital flight, the MA-6 mission. Boosted by the Mercury-Atlas vehicle, a modified Atlas (intercontinental ballistic missile), the MA-6 mission lasted for 5 hours and orbited the Earth three times.