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Friendship 7 Mercury-Atlas Launch, 1962

Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6) was the third human spaceflight for the U.S. and part of Project Mercury. Conducted by NASA on February 20, 1962, the mission was piloted by astronaut John Glenn, who performed three orbits of the Earth, making him the first US astronaut to orbit the Earth. The Mercury spacecraft, named Friendship 7, was carried to orbit by an Atlas LV-3B launch vehicle lifting off from Launch Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. After four hours and 56 minutes in flight the spacecraft re-entered the Earth's atmosphere, splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean and was safely taken aboard the USS Noa.

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Titre: Friendship 7 Mercury-Atlas Launch, 1962

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Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6) was the third human spaceflight for the U.S. and part of Project Mercury. Conducted by NASA on February 20, 1962, the mission was piloted by astronaut John Glenn, who performed three orbits of the Earth, making him the first US astronaut to orbit the Earth. The Mercury spacecraft, named Friendship 7, was carried to orbit by an Atlas LV-3B launch vehicle lifting off from Launch Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. After four hours and 56 minutes in flight the spacecraft re-entered the Earth's atmosphere, splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean and was safely taken aboard the USS Noa.

Crédit: Album / NASA/Science Source

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Taille de l'image: 3360 × 4200 px | 40.4 MB

Taille d'impression: 28.4 × 35.6 cm | 1322.8 × 1653.5 in (300 dpi)

Mots clés: AMÉRICAIN • ANNEES 1960 • ANNÉES 60 • ANNEES SOIXANTE • BATEAU A MOTEUR • CÉLÈBRE • CELEBRITE • ENVOL • ÉVÉNEMENT • EXPLORATION SPATIALE • LANCEMENT (FUSEE) • NASA • RECHERCHE • TECHNOLOGIE • VAISSEAU SPATIAL • XXE SIECLE