Description: Caption reads: "GANTRY SURROUNDS ATLAS AND MERCURY SPACECRAFT" Taken during the launch of Friendship 7 on February 20, 1962, this photograph shows the gantry, or supporting steel structure, around the Atlas launch vehicle and Mercury spacecraft named Friendship 7. The mission would make John Glenn the first American to orbit Earth. The John and Annie Glenn collection is comprised of photographs, slides, books and ephemera documenting the career of John Glenn as an astronaut and U.S. Senator. The collection also documents his life with his wife Annie Glenn née Castor, family and friends, such as Robert and Ethel Kennedy and fellow astronauts. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV329_B24F09_09
Subjects: Friendship 7 (Spacecraft); United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Glenn, John, 1921-2016;
Places: Cape Canaveral (Florida); Brevard County (Florida);
 

Description: Caption reads: "ATLAS ACCELERATES RAPIDLY" Taken during the launch of the Friendship 7 on February 29, 1962, this photograph shows the spacecraft as it lifts off into the sky. Atlas was the launch vehicle that sent the spacecraft, Friendship 7, into orbit. The mission would make John Glenn the first American to orbit Earth. The John and Annie Glenn collection is comprised of photographs, slides, books and ephemera documenting the career of John Glenn as an astronaut and U.S. Senator. The collection also documents his life with his wife Annie Glenn née Castor, family and friends, such as Robert and Ethel Kennedy and fellow astronauts. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV329_B24F09_08
Subjects: Friendship 7 (Spacecraft); United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Glenn, John, 1921-2016;
Places: Cape Canaveral (Florida); Brevard County (Florida);
 

Description: This photograph shows astronaut John Glenn fully suited inside the Friendship 7. He sits, strapped into his seat, facing an array of equipment to operate the spacecraft. Launched on February 20, 1962, this NASA Mercury mission made John Glenn the first American to orbit Earth. The John and Annie Glenn collection is comprised of photographs, slides, books and ephemera documenting the career of John Glenn as an astronaut and U.S. Senator. The collection also documents his life with his wife Annie Glenn née Castor, family and friends, such as Robert and Ethel Kennedy and fellow astronauts. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV329_B33F02_01
Subjects: Glenn, John, 1921-2016; Astronauts; Friendship 7 (Spacecraft);
 

Description: Caption reads: "ASTRONAUT GLENN REPORTS: "THE CLOCK IS OPERATING"" Taken during the launch of Friendship 7 on February 20, 1962, this photograph shows the spacecraft's propulsion alight as it lifts away from the launch tower. The John and Annie Glenn collection is comprised of photographs, slides, books and ephemera documenting the career of John Glenn as an astronaut and U.S. Senator. The collection also documents his life with his wife Annie Glenn née Castor, family and friends, such as Robert and Ethel Kennedy and fellow astronauts. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV329_B24F09_01
Subjects: Glenn, John, 1921-2016; Friendship 7 (Spacecraft); United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration;
Places: Cape Canaveral (Florida); Brevard County (Florida);
 

Description: Caption reads: "FRIENDSHIP 7 IS SECURED ABOARD NOA" Taken during the recovery of Friendship 7 on February 25, 1962, this photograph shows the spacecraft aboard the USS Noa. After about three orbits around the planet, the spacecraft landed in the North Atlantic Ocean and was retrieved by the U.S. Navy. The John and Annie Glenn collection is comprised of photographs, slides, books and ephemera documenting the career of John Glenn as an astronaut and U.S. Senator. The collection also documents his life with his wife Annie Glenn née Castor, family and friends, such as Robert and Ethel Kennedy and fellow astronauts. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV329_B24F09_03
Subjects: Friendship 7 (Spacecraft); United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration; United States Navy;
Places: Cape Canaveral (Florida); Brevard County (Florida);
 

Description: Caption reads: "ONLY UMBILICAL REMAINS ATTACHED" Taken during the launch of the Friendship 7 on February 20, 1962, this photograph shows the tip of the spacecraft attached to an umbilical attachment to the launch tower. The mission would make John Glenn the first American to orbit Earth. The John and Annie Glenn collection is comprised of photographs, slides, books and ephemera documenting the career of John Glenn as an astronaut and U.S. Senator. The collection also documents his life with his wife Annie Glenn née Castor, family and friends, such as Robert and Ethel Kennedy and fellow astronauts. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV329_B24F09_07
Subjects: Friendship 7 (Spacecraft); United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Glenn, John, 1921-2016;
Places: Cape Canaveral (Florida); Brevard County (Florida);
 

Description: Caption reads: "LIFT OFF!" Taken during the launch of Friendship 7 on February 20, 1962, this photograph shows the spacecraft as it lifts off from the launch pad. This mission would make John Glenn the first American to orbit the earth. The John and Annie Glenn collection is comprised of photographs, slides, books and ephemera documenting the career of John Glenn as an astronaut and U.S. Senator. The collection also documents his life with his wife Annie Glenn née Castor, family and friends, such as Robert and Ethel Kennedy and fellow astronauts. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV329_B24F09_04
Subjects: Friendship 7 (Spacecraft); United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Glenn, John, 1921-2016;
Places: Cape Canaveral (Florida); Brevard County (Florida);
 

Description: Caption reads: "GLENN ENTERS FRIENDSHIP" Taken during the launch of Friendship 7 on February 20, 1962, this photograph shows astronaut John Glenn climbing into the hatch of the spacecraft. The mission would make John Glenn the first American to orbit Earth. The John and Annie Glenn collection is comprised of photographs, slides, books and ephemera documenting the career of John Glenn as an astronaut and U.S. Senator. The collection also documents his life with his wife Annie Glenn née Castor, family and friends, such as Robert and Ethel Kennedy and fellow astronauts. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV329_B24F09_06
Subjects: Glenn, John, 1921-2016; Astronauts; Friendship 7 (Spacecraft); United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration;
Places: Cape Canaveral (Florida); Brevard County (Florida);
 

Description: Raised aloft over a crowd in a metal lift, someone records a parade in New Concord, Ohio. On March 3, 1962, the parade celebrated the homecoming of astronaut John Glenn after his successful Friendship 7 flight earlier that year. The John and Annie Glenn collection is comprised of photographs, slides, books and ephemera documenting the career of John Glenn as an astronaut and U.S. Senator. The collection also documents his life with his wife Annie Glenn née Castor, family and friends, such as Robert and Ethel Kennedy and fellow astronauts. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV329_B01F03_08
Subjects: Glenn, John, 1921-2016; Parades; Reporters and reporting; Friendship 7 (Spacecraft)
Places: New Concord (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: Crowds gather on either side of a motorcade during a parade in New Concord, Ohio. On March 3, 1962, the parade celebrated the homecoming of astronaut John Glenn after his successful Friendship 7 flight earlier that year. The John and Annie Glenn collection is comprised of photographs, slides, books and ephemera documenting the career of John Glenn as an astronaut and U.S. Senator. The collection also documents his life with his wife Annie Glenn née Castor, family and friends, such as Robert and Ethel Kennedy and fellow astronauts. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV329_B01F03_07
Subjects: Glenn, John, 1921-2016; Parades; Motorcades; Friendship 7 (Spacecraft)
Places: New Concord (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: Homer (left) and Margaret (center) Castor, parents of Annie Glenn née Castor, ride in a motorcade during a parade in New Concord, Ohio. On March 3, 1962, the parade celebrated the homecoming of astronaut John Glenn after his successful Friendship 7 flight earlier that year, making him the first American in orbit. The John and Annie Glenn collection is comprised of photographs, slides, books and ephemera documenting the career of John Glenn as an astronaut and U.S. Senator. The collection also documents his life with his wife Annie Glenn née Castor, family and friends, such as Robert and Ethel Kennedy and fellow astronauts. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV329_B01F03_09A
Subjects: Glenn, John, 1921-2016; Parades; Motorcades; Friendship 7 (Spacecraft)
Places: New Concord (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "ASTRONAUT GLENN SUITING UP" Taken before the launch of Friendship 7 on February 20, 1962, this photograph shows astronaut John Glenn putting on his spacesuit before boarding the spacecraft. Two people help him into the top half. The John and Annie Glenn collection is comprised of photographs, slides, books and ephemera documenting the career of John Glenn as an astronaut and U.S. Senator. The collection also documents his life with his wife Annie Glenn née Castor, family and friends, such as Robert and Ethel Kennedy and fellow astronauts. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV329_B24F09_05
Subjects: Glenn, John, 1921-2016; Astronauts; Friendship 7 (Spacecraft); United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration;
Places: Cape Canaveral (Florida); Brevard County (Florida);