Ansco Autoset 35mm Camera--on loan from NASM

During his orbit flight aboard Friendship 7 on February 20, 1962, John Glenn became the first human to take color photographs of the Earth using this Ansco Autoset camera. NASA mounted the camera upside down in its custom grip so that Glenn could use it while wearing his helmet.

The Ansco Autoset camera is on loan to the National Museum of the Marine Corps (NMMC) from National Air and Space Museum. It is on display in the Spaceflight: The Marine Astronauts exhibition at the NMMC through January 2024.

On loan from National Air and Space Museum