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MERCURY-ATLAS 6, 1962. Overall view of Mercury spacecraft Friendship 7 and Atlas booster, at Cape Canaveral, Florida, 23 January 1962, four weeks prior to transporting astronaut John Glenn on the mission which saw him orbit the Earth three times.

MERCURY-ATLAS 6, 1962. Overall view of Mercury spacecraft Friendship 7 and Atlas booster, at Cape Canaveral, Florida, 23 January 1962, four weeks prior to transporting astronaut John Glenn on the mission which saw him orbit the Earth three times.

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Credit: GRANGER Historical Picture Archive

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Recording Date: Jan 1, 1962

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MERCURY-ATLAS 6, 1962. Overall view of Mercury spacecraft Friendship 7 and Atlas booster, at Cape Canaveral, Florida, 23 January 1962, four weeks prior to transporting astronaut John Glenn on the mission which saw him orbit the Earth three times.

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