NASA Photo ID: 62-MA6-137          File Name: 10073605.jpg
Film Type: 8x10                    Date Taken: 02/20/62
Title: Astronaut John Glenn checks the Friendship 7 spacecraft after landing
Description:
Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. checks the Friendship 7 spacecraft after 
completing three orbits around the earth. The destroyer Noa picked up Glenn 
and the spacecraft 21 minutes after landing. A technician inside the 
spacecraft checks the interior for any damage.                  

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ASTRONAUTS                              
INSPECTION                              
MERCURY MA-6 FLIGHT                     
MERCURY PROJECT                         
SPACECRAFT                              
WATER LANDING                           

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