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

author: Nasa/Novapix

reference: e-mer06-30001

Image Size 300 DPI: 25 * 22 cm

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. 

Keywords for this photo:

1962 - ASTRONAUT - FRIENDSHIP 7 - GLENN JOHN - HELMET - HUMAN - MAN - MANNED SPACEFLIGHT - MERCURY - MERCURY-ATLAS 6 - SPACE - SPACE SUIT - WEIGHTLESSNESS - ZERO GRAVITY -