U.S. - Image Released Today: On Feb. 20, 1962, John Glenn made history by becoming the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the place we call home, planet Earth. This fish-eye view shows him ingressing Friendship 7, the Mercury-Atlas 6 spacecraft, during the last part of the countdown into history. U.S. - ZUMAz03_ 20180220_sha_z03_348
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Recording Date: Feb 20, 2018
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February 20, 2018 - U.S. - Image Released Today: On Feb. 20, 1962, John Glenn made history by becoming the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the place we call home, planet Earth. This fish-eye view shows him ingressing Friendship 7, the Mercury-Atlas 6 spacecraft, during the last part of the countdown into history. U.S. - ZUMAz03_ 20180220_sha_z03_348
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