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John Glenn's Mercury mission was the first American space flight around the world. #Infographic John Glenn, John John, Cosmos, Space Science, Science And Nature, Apolo Xi, Die Galaxie, Nasa Launch, Project Mercury
1st American in Orbit: How John Glenn (And NASA) Made History (Infographic)
John Glenn's Mercury mission was the first American space flight around the world. #Infographic
An Atlas booster surges skyward from the launch pad carrying astronaut Wally Schirra. He rides atop inside Sigma 7, the tiny black and white capsule surmounted by the red escape tower. Space Nasa, Space And Astronomy, Arte Do Sistema Solar, Constellations, Nasa Space Program, Moon Time, Apollo Missions, Nasa Astronauts
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An Atlas booster surges skyward from the launch pad carrying astronaut Wally Schirra. He rides atop inside Sigma 7, the tiny black and white capsule surmounted by the red escape tower.
John Glenn enroute to launch. 1962. Nasa Photos, Nasa Images, Vintage Nasa, Nasa History, Earth Orbit, Nasa Earth, Space Race
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John Glenn enroute to launch. 1962.
50 Years Ago: Freedom 7 Flies  Credit: NASA    Fifty years ago, near the dawn of the space age, NASA controllers "lit the candle" and sent Mercury astronaut Alan Shepard arcing into space atop a Redstone rocket. His cramped space capsule was dubbed Freedom 7. Broadcast live to a global television audience, the historic Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) spacecraft was launched from Cape Canaveral Florida at 9:34 a.m. Eastern Time on May 5, 1961... Mars Science Laboratory, Cape Canaveral, Kennedy Space Center, Air And Space Museum, Neil Armstrong
APOD: 2011 May 5 - 50 Years Ago: Freedom 7 Flies
50 Years Ago: Freedom 7 Flies Credit: NASA Fifty years ago, near the dawn of the space age, NASA controllers "lit the candle" and sent Mercury astronaut Alan Shepard arcing into space atop a Redstone rocket. His cramped space capsule was dubbed Freedom 7. Broadcast live to a global television audience, the historic Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) spacecraft was launched from Cape Canaveral Florida at 9:34 a.m. Eastern Time on May 5, 1961...
Mercury/Atlas rocket, Big Joe spacecraft, Pad-LC-14, September 9, 1959 by MrDanBeaumont, via Flickr Science Nature, Space Launch, Scifi
Mercury/Atlas rocket, Big Joe spacecraft, Pad-LC-14, September 9, 1959
Mercury/Atlas rocket, Big Joe spacecraft, Pad-LC-14, September 9, 1959 by MrDanBeaumont, via Flickr
“Mercury Spacecraft. Designed and built by McDonnell, St. Louis for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration” - image of the Mercury capsule with the escape tower atop.     Signed by the six astronauts who flew in the Mercury program, as follows: “Alan B Shepard” (1923-1998), “Gus Grissom” (1926-1967), “J H Glenn, Jr.”, “Scott Carpenter”, “Wally Schirra” (1923-2007), and “Gordon Cooper” (1927-2004). http://scanzen.tumblr.com/post/11016555084/mercury-spacecraft-designed-and-built-by Foto Batman, Spacecraft Design, Air Space
“Mercury Spacecraft. Designed and built by McDonnell, St. Louis for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration” - image of the Mercury capsule with the escape tower atop. Signed by the six astronauts who flew in the Mercury program, as follows: “Alan B Shepard” (1923-1998), “Gus Grissom” (1926-1967), “J H Glenn, Jr.”, “Scott Carpenter”, “Wally Schirra” (1923-2007), and “Gordon Cooper” (1927-2004). http://scanzen.tumblr.com/post/11016555084/mercury-spacecraft-designed-and-built-by
May 5, 1961 Astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Jr. sits in his Freedom 7 Mercury capsule, ready for launch. Just 23 days earlier, Soviet cosmonaut... Nasa Missions, Florida Today, The First Americans, Space Program
Astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Jr., May 5, 1961 - NASA
May 5, 1961 Astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Jr. sits in his Freedom 7 Mercury capsule, ready for launch. Just 23 days earlier, Soviet cosmonaut...
NASA selected Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper in 1959 as one of the 7 astronauts for their Mercury Project. In 1 1/2 days, the Faith 7 spacecraft orbited the Earth 22 times. (photo: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection) Gordon Cooper, Today In History, Nasa Space, Astronomy Art
Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper
NASA selected Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper in 1959 as one of the 7 astronauts for their Mercury Project. In 1 1/2 days, the Faith 7 spacecraft orbited the Earth 22 times. (photo: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection)
July 21, 1961. Launch of Mercury-Redstone 4. Astronaut Virgil "Gus" Grissom becomes the second American in space.  Photo credit: NASA (MSFC-6414824) Space Projects, Space Crafts, Photo Bb, Project Gemini
July 21, 1961. Launch of Mercury-Redstone 4. Astronaut Virgil "Gus" Grissom becomes the second American in space. Photo credit: NASA (MSFC-6414824)
Interior of Mercury "Freedom 7" capsule (with manikin). This photo was taken after Alan Shepard's flight on May 5, 1961, while the capsule was on display at the Smithsonian. Apollo Program, Space Flight
Interior of Mercury "Freedom 7" capsule (with manikin). This photo was taken after Alan Shepard's flight on May 5, 1961, while the capsule was on display at the Smithsonian.
Launch of Mecury-Redstone 3 in which astronaut Alan B. Shepard became the first American in space on May 5, 1961. He named his Mercury capsule "Freedom 7."
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Launch of Mecury-Redstone 3 in which astronaut Alan B. Shepard became the first American in space on May 5, 1961. He named his Mercury capsule "Freedom 7."
The NASA Mercury 7 - Real heroes. Programme Apollo, Mercury Seven, Deke Slayton, Gus Grissom, Apollo 1
The NASA Mercury 7 - Real heroes.
John Glenn, 1959 · Mercury 7 astronauts · Gordon Cooper, 1959. Time Life Blog Time Life, History Photos
John Glenn, 1959 · Mercury 7 astronauts · Gordon Cooper, 1959. Time Life Blog