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Identifier
F12_001_02
Date
February 1962
Description
This black and white text is located on the backside of the next image (image 75). This description describes the image and context of the imagery.
Physical Description
black and white photograph
Keywords
Project Mercury (U.S.), Space flight, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Glenn- John (1921-2016), Space vehicles, Men, Astronauts, Press releases
Rights
This material is free from copyright under Sections 101 and 105 of the United States Copyright Act.
Publisher
Digitized by Forsyth Digital Collections
Repository
Recommended Citation
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), "074 Back Side of Photograph Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. Systems Check" (1962). Project Mercury Images. 74.
https://scholars.fhsu.edu/mercury/74
Language
eng
Transcription
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Washington 25, D.C. For Release February 20, 1962 NASA Photo No. 62-MA6-137 Cape Canaveral, Fla. - Astronaut John Glenn checks the Friendship 7 spacecraft after completing three orbits around the earth(sic), traveling at 17,500 M.P.H. The destroyer Noa picked up Glenn and spacecraft 21 minutes after land near Grand Turk Island. A capsule technician inside the spacecraft checks the interior for any damage.
Keywords
Project Mercury (U.S.), Space flight, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Glenn- John (1921-2016), Space vehicles, Men, Astronauts, Press releases
Comments
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