NASA Astronaut John Glenn and technicians inspect artwork that will be painted on the outside of his Mercury spacecraft named the Friendship 7 at the Kennedy Space Center February 10, 1962 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Glenn became the first American to fly a manned orbital space flight aboard the craft on February 20, 1962.

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NASA Astronaut John Glenn and technicians inspect artwork that will be painted on the outside of his Mercury spacecraft named the Friendship 7 at the Kennedy Space Center February 10, 1962 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Glenn became the first American to fly a manned orbital space flight aboard the craft on February 20, 1962.

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Size: 5150px × 3313px
Location: Cape Canaveral, Florid
Photo credit: © NASA Photo / Alamy / Afripics
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