A weather-worn bronze plaque posted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) at the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA, honors John H. Glenn, Jr. with an informative inscription: "The first American to travel around this planet began his three-orbit flight from this launch complex in Friendship 7 of Mercury Atlas No. 6 at 9:47 AM February 20, 1962. Project Mercury was a vital step on man's journey to the moon." In the background are 2 towers used for launching rockets with their payloads into space. Kennedy Space Center has been NASA's main launch site since 1968.
A weather-worn commemorative plaque posted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) at the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA, honors John H. Glenn, Jr. with an informative inscription: "The first American to travel around this planet began his three-orbit flight from this launch complex in Friendship 7 of Mercury Atlas No. 6 at 9:47 AM February 20, 1962. Project Mercury was a vital step on man's journey to the moon." In the background are two towers used for launching rockets with their payloads into space. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) has been NASA's primary launch center for human spaceflights since 1968. Historical photograph.
Size: 3830px × 2550px
Location: Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Space Commerce Way, Merritt Island, Florida, USA
Photo credit: © Michele and Tom Grimm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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