Mercury-Atlas 6
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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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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| incident | incident | [[1]] | Wikidata | ||
| 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 | ||









