Mercury-Atlas 6 Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
20 Feb 1962, 2:47pm
UTC
Pad
Space Launch Complex 14
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Spacecraft Stage
Mercury
Crew
John Glenn
Mission
Mercury-Atlas 6
Mission Type
Human Exploration
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
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.
Updated: Apr 16, 10:45am UTC
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