US Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. climbs into his Mercury capsule (Friendship 7), during prelaunch preparations for his three orbital flights around the earth. (1962) Glenn was the first US Astronaut to orbit the earth, and the third to make a space flight.

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Location: Cap Canaveral, Florida
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Keywords: 7, astronaut, friendship, glenn, nasa, orbit, training