Mission patch for John Glenn's 1st flight on Mercury 6 -- Friendship 7
Official portrait of Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr., taken Sept. 24, 1962
Close-up view of Friendship 7 on top of booster rocket with catwalk still attached, taken Feb. 19, 1962
Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 6 earth-orbital space flight, posing in his Mercury Space Suit with his helmet on and visor up. Taken Feb. 20, 1962
The original Mercury astronauts - John Glenn, Virgil Gus Grissom, Alan Shepard, Scott Carpenter, Walter Schirra, Donald Deke Slayton, Gordon Cooper.
Colonel John H. Glenn going into capsule Friendship 7, taken Feb. 13, 1962
Colonel John H. Glenn going into capsule Friendship 7, taken Feb. 13, 1962
Original 7 astronauts in front of Langley research plane.
The original seven Mercury Astronauts during traiing at NASA Langley Research Center. (L-R Back) Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, Grodon Cooper; (Front) Waltedr Schirra, Deke Slayton, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter.
Friendship 7 after recovery aboard the destroyer USS Noa.
Launch of the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission. Taken Feb. 20, 1962.
Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 6 space flight, relaxes aboard the carrier U.S.S. Randolph following his earth-orbital mission. Glenn was transferred to the Randolph from the U.S.S. Noa after his return from his earth-orbital mission.
View of Astronaut John Glenn and equipment specialist Joe Schmitt
leaving crew quarters prior to Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6) mission. Glenn is in his pressure suit and is carrying the portable ventilation unit.