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Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6) was the first crewed American orbital spaceflight, which took place on February 20, 1962. Piloted by astronaut John Glenn and operated by NASA as part of Project Mercury, it was the fifth human spaceflight, preceded by Soviet orbital flights Vostok 1 and 2 and American sub-orbital flights Mercury-Redstone 3 and 4.

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1961  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Friendship 7; Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6)
human spaceflight, crewed spacecraft, low Earth orbit, SM-65D Atlas, John Glenn, 

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1961 Mercury-Atlas 6

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rocket launch

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splashdown

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John Glenn running on Cocoa Beach

Mercury 6, John H Glenn Jr

19620220-JohnGlennEKG

Mercury-Atlas 6 launch preparations

John Glenn in his Mercury pressure suit 2

John Glenn Mercury (small)

KSC-JohnGlenn-0005 (31144829360)

Mercury Control Center during Mercury-Atlas 6 mission 1962

John Glenn at the Cape in 1962

Mercury-Atlas 6 launch preparations in January 1962

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Retro Space HD page@		Wikidata
commons	image		John Glenn running on Cocoa Beach		Commons
commons	image		Mercury 6, John H Glenn Jr		Commons
commons	image		19620220-JohnGlennEKG		Commons
commons	image		Mercury-Atlas 6 launch preparations		Commons
commons	image		John Glenn in his Mercury pressure suit 2		Commons
commons	image		John Glenn Mercury (small)		Commons
commons	image		KSC-JohnGlenn-0005 (31144829360)		Commons
commons	image		Mercury Control Center during Mercury-Atlas 6 mission 1962		Commons
commons	image		John Glenn at the Cape in 1962		Commons
commons	image		Mercury-Atlas 6 launch preparations in January 1962		Commons