US astronaut John Glenn Jr., pilot of the Mercury Atlas 6, climbs into the Friendship 7 spacecraft February 20, 1962 at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Glenn piloted the spacecraft on the first manned orbital mission of the United States completed a successful three-orbit mission around the earth.

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US astronaut John Glenn Jr., pilot of the Mercury Atlas 6, climbs into the Friendship 7 spacecraft February 20, 1962 at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Glenn piloted the spacecraft on the first manned orbital mission of the United States completed a successful three-orbit mission around the earth.

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Location: Kennedy Space Center, Florida
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