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49 Mercury Atlas 6 Mission Images and Stock Photos

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Astronaut John Glenn boards the Friendship 7 capsule to become the first American to orbit the earth, during the MA-6 mission.

President Kennedy tours Mercury Control Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 1962. President John F. Kennedy is briefed on the operation of Mercury...

President Kennedy Tours Mercury Control Center

American President John F. Kennedy talks with astronaut John Glenn and Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson shortly after his arrival on Air Force...

The President, The Vice-President, & The Astronaut

Photograph taken during the launch of Mercury-Atlas 6, the third human spaceflight for the U.S. And part of Project Mercury. Dated 20th century.

The launch of Mercury-Atlas 6.

Photograph taken during the launch of Mercury-Atlas 6, the third human spaceflight for the U.S. And part of Project Mercury. Dated 20th century.

The launch of Mercury-Atlas 6.

View of the Atlas 109-D rocket as it sits on the launching pad for NASA's Mercury-Atlas 6 mission, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station , Florida, 1962....

Mercury-Atlas 6 On Launchpad

View of the Atlas 109-D rocket as it launches during NASA's Mercury-Atlas 6 mission, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station , Florida, Florida, February...

Mercury-Atlas 6 Launches

Astronaut John Glenn rides in a parade in New York City following the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission, March 1962.

Astronaut John Glenn

Astronaut John Glenn, inside the Mercury-Atlas 6 Friendship 7 spacecraft during his historic mission to orbit the earth. This image was taken by a...

John Glenn Orbiting Earth

Former astronaut Neil Armstrong and U.S. Sen. John Glenn look at Armstrong's NASA Ambassadors of Exploration award April 18, 2006 in Cincinnati,...

First Man On Moon Recognized In NASA Ceremony

American astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. And his wife Annie ride with American Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson during a tickertape parade in Glenn's...

Tickertape Parade For John Glenn

Astronaut John Glenn smiles during a check-up after his historic orbital flight for the Mercury-Atlas 6 Mission. | Location: U. S. Navy destroyer...

John Glenn After Space Flight, 1962

Astronaut John Glenn hands a hard hat to President John F. Kennedy at Cape Canaveral in Florida. Several days before, Glenn became the first person...

Glenn Giving Hat to President Kennedy

The remains of one of the Mercury rocket launch pads lie in an abandoned site 27 October at the Cape Canaveral air force station some 12 miles from...

The remains of one of the Mercury rocket launch pa

Mercury-Atlas launch vehicle launches the Friendship 7 space capsule and astronaut John Glenn into orbit around the earth for the Mercury 6 mission

The Mercury 6 Mission Launch

Cape Canaveral, Fl - Astronaut John Glenn, Jr. Is Suited Up In Hangar S By Technician Joe Schmitt In Preparation Forthe 3 - Orbit Mercury Atlas 6...

Cape Canaveral Fl Astronaut John Glenn Jr Is Suited Up In Hangar S By Technician Joe

American astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. And his wife Annie ride with American Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson during a parade in Glenn's honor in...

Parade For John Glenn

In this handout photo provided by NASA, U.S. Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. Wears a silver Mercury pressure suit in preparation for launch February 20,...

US Astronaut John Glenn

American astronaut John Glenn smiles as President John F. Kennedy tries on a rides with NASA technician's safety helmet as the two men stand behind a...

The President & The Astronaut

American astronaut John Glenn Jr smiles while wearing a spacesuit and helmet in front of the Mercury Atlas 6 spacecraft 'Friendship 7', Cape...

Friendship Seven

American astronaut John Glenn Jr during the Mercury-Atlas 6 prelaunch activities at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Glenn was later elected as a Democratic...

American astronaut Lt Col John Glenn checks over notes with back-up pilot Scott Carpenter after a simulated flight, prior to the Mercury-Atlas 6...

Car passes along the road, as another car is parked on the roadside beyond a sign commemorating the Mercury-Atlas 6 space mission, the first crewed...

New Concord Celebrates Its Famous Son

Two headscarf-wearing female spectators smiling as they watch the ticker-tape parade for NASA astronaut John Glenn on the 'Canyon of Heroes' section...

Mercury-Atlas 6 Celebrations

This file photo taken 23 February 1962 at Hangar "S", in Cape Canaveral, Florida, three days after US astronaut John Glenn's historical flight, shows...

US-KENNEDY-GLENN

American test pilot, NASA astronaut and SEALAB II aquanaut Scott Carpenter , New York City, 21st October 1998. Carpenter became the 6th man in space...

Scott Carpenter

American test pilot, NASA astronaut and SEALAB II aquanaut Scott Carpenter , New York City, 21st October 1998. Carpenter became the 6th man in space...

Scott Carpenter

American test pilot, NASA astronaut and SEALAB II aquanaut Scott Carpenter , New York City, 21st October 1998. Carpenter became the 6th man in space...

Scott Carpenter

Approximately 5,000 people gather to watch the launch the Friendship 7 mission, which saw John Glenn become the the first American to orbit the...

Launch Of 'Friendship 7', 1962

Approximately 5,000 people gather to watch the launch the Friendship 7 mission, which saw John Glenn become the the first American to orbit the...

Launch Of 'Friendship 7', 1962

Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 6 Earth-orbital space mission, is suited up at Cape Canaveral, Florida, during MA-6...

(1962) --- Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 6 Earth-orbital space mission, is suited up at Cape Canaveral, Florida, during MA-6 pre-flight activities

Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., wearing a Mercury pressure suit, was the pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission.

Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., wearing a Mercury pressure suit, was the pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6) mission.

Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission, participates in a strict physical training program, as he exemplifies by frequent...

(1962) Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission, participates in a strict physical training program, as he exemplifies by frequent running.

Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 6 Earth-orbital space mission, confers with astronaut nurse Dolores B. O'Hara, R.N., during...

(1962) Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6) Earth-orbital space mission, confers with astronaut nurse Dolores B. O'Hara, R.N., during MA-6 prelaunch preparations.

Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission, participates in a strict physical training program, as he exemplifies by frequent...

Astronaut John Glenn running as part of physical training program

America NASA astronaut John Glenn undergoes a last minute medical examination from an doctor prior to the launch of Mercury-Atlas 6, America's first...

Friendship 7 Medical Examination

American NASA astronaut John Glenn pictured by an onboard camera during the the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission, America's first orbital spaceflight, 20th...

John Glenn, Friendship 7

America NASA astronaut John Glenn eating breakfast between two men prior to the launch of Mercury-Atlas 6, America's first orbital spaceflight, at...

Friendship 7 Breakfast

Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr., Dr. William Douglas, astronauts Flight Surgeon, and equipment specialist Joe Schmitt leave crew quarters prior to...

(1962) --- Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr., Dr. William Douglas, astronauts Flight Surgeon, and equipment specialist Joe Schmitt leave crew quarters prior to Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6) mission

First aid kit owned by John Glenn, Mercury-Atlas 6 mission, 1962. This first aid kit was part of the equipment assigned to John Glenn for his...

First Aid Kit Owned By John Glenn

American President John F Kennedy , American NASA astronaut John Glenn and American Lieutenant General Leighton I Davis sit together in the back seat...

Mercury-Atlas 6 Celebrations

American NASA administrator John Peterson and American NASA astronaut John Glenn ( inspecting the construction of Mercury No 13 on the assembly line...

Manufacturing Mercury-Atlas 6

The remains of one of the Mercury rocket launch pads lie in an abandoned site 27 October at the Cape Canaveral air force station some 12 miles from...

US-SPACE-GLENN-PAD

This February 1962 NASA file photo shows then astronaut John Glenn being inserted into the "Friendship 7" spacecraft prior to liftoff of the...

US-GLENN-CAPSULE

View down Broadway of the ticker tape parade that greeted astronaut John Glenn, Jr.'s motorcade in honor of his Mercury-Atlas 6 space mission , New...

Ticker Tape Parade For John Glenn

View of American astronaut John H Glenn Jr , his wife, Annie Glenn , and US Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson as they ride in a convertible during...

Tickertape Parade For John Glenn

An Omega Speedmaster watch owned by American astronaut John Glenn, Washington D.C., 26th April 1999. The watch was worn by Glenn on the 1962...

Astronaut's Watch

Astronaut John Glenn, Jr. Is suited up in Hangar S by technician Joe Schmitt in preparation forthe 3 - orbit Mercury Atlas 6 mission in Friendship 7...

GLENN PUTS ON SPACE SUIT

American astronaut John Glenn at the controls of the Friendship 7 capsule in which he orbited the Earth on NASA's Mercury-Atlas 6 mission in 1962....

Friendship 7 Controls