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F11_003_02

Date

1-1-1962

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This black and white text is located on the backside of the prior image. This description describes the image and context of the imagery.

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black and white photograph

Keywords

Project Mercury (U.S.), Space flight, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Press releases, Exhibitions, Space vehicles

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This material is free from copyright under Sections 101 and 105 of the United States Copyright Act.

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Digitized by Forsyth Digital Collections

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Language

eng

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Mercury Spacecraft Friendship 7 Friendship 7 is the Mercury spacecraft in which astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr., became the first American to orbit the Earth, February 20, 1962. Glen circled the Earth three times at an altitude which varied between 162 and 261 km (101-162 mi). The flight took 4 hr, 55 min and provided data on the function of the human body under the condition of weightlessness of orbital flight. Height: 2.9 m (9ft, 6 in) Gross weight: 1,300 kg (2,900 lb) Maximum diameter: 1.8 m (6 ft) Orbital speed: 28,200 km/hr (17,500 mph)

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Keywords

Project Mercury (U.S.), Space flight, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Press releases, Exhibitions, Space vehicles

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