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

author: Nasa/Novapix

reference: e-mer06-30003

Image Size 300 DPI: 13 * 10 cm

John Glenn in the Friendship 7 capsule during the first manned orbital flight (the MA-6 mission lasted for 5 hours and orbited the Earth three times). Feb 20 1962.
He uses a photometer to view the sun during sunset.

Keywords for this photo:

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