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MERCURY 6 MANNED FLIGHT USA |

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First manned orbital spaceflight of the United States. |


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John H. Glenn Commander |




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credit: NASA |
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LAUNCH : |
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14.47 GMT |
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Cape Canaveral |
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Florida / USA |
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LC-14 |
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Feb.20 / 1962 |
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8.7.05 |
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12:43:30 |



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SPACECRAFT : |
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Friendship 7 |
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Mercury |
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LAUNCH VEHICLE : |
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Atlas D |


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LANDING : |
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19.43 GMT |
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Caribean Sea (USS Noa) |
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NW of Puerto Rico |
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Feb.20 / 1962 |

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designed by : Michael May copyright 2005 |
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MANNED SPACE FLIGHT |
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MANNEDSPACEFLIGHT CHRONOLOGY |
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Flight no. 003 |
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FLIGHT DATA : |
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Inclination |
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32.54° |
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Altitude |
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160 / 261 km |
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Duration |
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0d04h55m |
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Orbits |
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3 |
