NASA Astronaut John Glenn enters his Mercury Friendship 7 capsule in preparation for launch at the Kennedy Space Center February 20, 1962 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Glenn became the first American to fly a manned orbital space flight aboard the craft.


NASA Astronaut John Glenn enters his Mercury Friendship 7 capsule in preparation for launch at the Kennedy Space Center February 20, 1962 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Glenn became the first American to fly a manned orbital space flight aboard the craft.


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Location: Cape Canaveral, Florida
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