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Glenn Inspects Friendship 7 Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. checks the Friendship 7 spacecraft after completing three orbits around the Earth, traveling at 17,500 miles per hour on February 20, 1962. The destroyer Noa picked-up Glenn and the spacecraft 21 minutes after landing near Grand Turk Island. A capsule technician inside the spacecraft checks the interior for any damage. Credit: NASA via CNP At Sea Aboard the USS NOA United States of America

Glenn Inspects Friendship 7 Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. checks the Friendship 7 spacecraft after completing three orbits around the Earth, traveling at 17,500 miles per hour on February 20, 1962. The destroyer Noa picked-up Glenn and the spacecraft 21 minutes after landing near Grand Turk Island. A capsule technician inside the spacecraft checks the interior for any damage. Credit: NASA via CNP At Sea Aboard the USS NOA United States of America

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Glenn Inspects Friendship 7 Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. checks the Friendship 7 spacecraft after completing three orbits around the Earth, traveling at 17,500 miles per hour on February 20, 1962. The destroyer Noa picked-up Glenn and the spacecraft 21 minutes after landing near Grand Turk Island. A capsule technician inside the spacecraft checks the interior for any damage. Credit: NASA via CNP At Sea Aboard the USS NOA United States of America

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