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Identifier
F12_002_02
Date
February 1962
Description
This black and white text is located on the backside of the prior image. 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), Men, Astronauts, Ships, 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), "077 Back Side of Photograph Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr aboard USS NOA" (1962). Project Mercury Images. 77.
https://scholars.fhsu.edu/mercury/77
Language
eng
Transcription
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Washington 25, D.C. For Release February 20, 1962 NASA Photo No. 62-MA6-140A Cape Canaveral, Fla. - Astronaut John Glenn relaxes aboard the USS Noa after being recovered from the Atlantic near Grand Turk, Island. His three-orbit mission around the earth(sic) traveling at 17,500 MPH ended successfully. The Noa picked him up 21 minutes after impact.
Keywords
Project Mercury (U.S.), Space flight, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Glenn- John (1921-2016), Men, Astronauts, Ships, Press Releases
Comments
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