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John Glenn

John Glenn
In 1962 American astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth. His historic flight came in the Friendship 7 capsule, which he is shown boarding here.
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NASA; United States (History); Space Exploration; Glenn, John Herschell, Jr.; Astronaut; Mercury Program
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