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Mercury "Friendship 7"

Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum
Washington, DC, United States

On February 20, 1962, NASA astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth in this spacecraft which he named "Friendship 7."

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Title: Mercury "Friendship 7"
Type: spacecraft
External Link: https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/capsule-mercury-ma-6

Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum

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