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Destination: History

John Glenn ingressing the Mercury-Atlas 6 spacecraf
On Feb. 20, 1962, John Glenn made history by becoming the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the place we call home–planet Earth.

On Feb. 20, 1962, John Glenn made history by becoming the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the place we call home–planet Earth. This fish-eye view shows him ingressing Friendship 7, the Mercury-Atlas 6 spacecraft, during the last part of the countdown into history.

Image Credit: NASA