20 Feb 1962

First American to Orbit Earth

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Description

Launch of Friendship 7, the first American manned orbital space flight. Astronaut John Glenn aboard, the Mercury-Atlas rocket is launched from Pad 14.

Attribution

NASA

License


Public Domain

Added Thu, Aug 9 2012 at 9:59PM UTC by

Scott McMillin

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