1962 John Glenn PHOTO,Mercury Friendship 7 Space Capsule Earth Orbit Mission

Description: FANTASTIC SPACE EXPLORATION PHOTOAstronaut John H. Glenn Jr., pilot of the Mercury Atlas 6 (MA-6) spaceflight, poses for a photo with the Mercury "Friendship 7" spacecraft during preflight activities. On Feb. 20, 1962, Glenn piloted the Mercury-Atlas 6 "Friendship 7" spacecraft on the first manned orbital mission of the United States. Launched from Kennedy Space Center, Fla., he completed a successful three-orbit mission around the earth, reaching a maximum altitude (apogee) of approximately 162 statute miles and an orbital velocity of approximately 17,500 miles per hour. Glenn's "Friendship 7" Mercury spacecraft landed approximately 800 miles southeast of KSC in the vicinity of Grand Turk Island. Mission duration from launch to impact was 4 hours, 55 minutes, and 23 seconds. (NASA)(Shepard was the FIRST ASTRONAUT TO TRAVEL INTO SPACE on May 5, 1961!!!)GORGEOUS glossy 5x7 inch B&W photograph, professionally reproduced (not junk created on a home computer). Only the finest quality.PERFECT TO FRAME AND DISPLAY--------------------------------------------------------------------I ship quickly and carefully in flat photo mailer so rest assured your item will be a wonderful addition to any photograph collection! Thanks for looking

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Location: Granite City, Illinois

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