In this historic capsule, John H. Glenn Jr. became the first American to orbit the Earth. Glenn's flight was the third manned mission of Project Mercury, following two suborbital flights by astronauts in 1961. Highlighted in this image is the cockpit of the Mercury Friendship 7.
Created by
Dane Penland
Date Created
04/12/2016
Source
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.
Keywords
Astronauts; Capsules; Human Spaceflight; Mercury Program; Missions; People; Records & Firsts; Space; Spacecraft
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