Mercury astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr., suited in full Mercury suit, prepares for launch of the Mercury Atlas 6 (MA-6) “Friendship 7” spacecraft. This marks America's first manned Earth-orbiting space flight.
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Kennedy Space Center
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NASA
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Mercury astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr., suited in full Mercury suit, prepares for launch of the Mercury Atlas 6 (MA-6) “Friendship 7” spacecraft. This marks America's first manned Earth-orbiting space flight.