Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., pilot of the Mercury Atlas 6 (MA-6) spaceflight,
poses for a photo with the Mercury "Friendship 7" spacecraft during preflight
activities. On Feb. 20, 1962, Glenn piloted the Mercury-Atlas 6 "Friendship 7"
spacecraft on the first manned orbital mission of the United States. Launched
from Kennedy Space Center, Fla., he completed a successful three-orbit mission
around the earth, reaching a maximum altitude (apogee) of approximately 162
statute miles and an orbital velocity of approximately 17,500 miles per hour.
Glenn's "Friendship 7" Mercury spacecraft landed approximately 800 miles
southeast of KSC in the vicinity of Grand Turk Island. Mission duration from
launch to impact was 4 hours, 55 minutes, and 23 seconds.
February 20, 2014
Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr
Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., pilot of the Mercury Atlas 6 (MA-6) spaceflight,
poses for a photo with the Mercury "Friendship 7" spacecraft during preflight
activities. On Feb. 20, 1962, Glenn piloted the Mercury-Atlas 6 "Friendship 7"
spacecraft on the first manned orbital mission of the United States. Launched
from Kennedy Space Center, Fla., he completed a successful three-orbit mission
around the earth, reaching a maximum altitude (apogee) of approximately 162
statute miles and an orbital velocity of approximately 17,500 miles per hour.
Glenn's "Friendship 7" Mercury spacecraft landed approximately 800 miles
southeast of KSC in the vicinity of Grand Turk Island. Mission duration from
launch to impact was 4 hours, 55 minutes, and 23 seconds.
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