National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationAtlas LV-3BSpace Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Atlas LV-3B | Mercury-Atlas 6
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 37th launch · 1st this year · humanity's 147th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Feb 20, 14:47 – Feb 20, 14:47 UTC
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Mercury-Atlas 6
Mercury-Atlas 6 was the third crewed spaceflight for the United States. The spacecraft, named Friendship 7, completed three orbits making John Glenn the first United States astronaut to orbit Earth. The mission lasted for 4 hours, 55 minutes & 23seconds.
Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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John GlennPilot · NASA
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