Launch of Friendship 7, the first American ?
Launch of Friendship 7, the first American manned orbital space flight. Astronaut John Glenn was aboard the modified Atlas Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. May 5, 1961. February 20, 1962
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10665276
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Mary Evans / Everett Collection
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