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On Feb. 20, 1962, John Glenn was launched into orbit aboard Friendship 7. Glenn was one of seven astronauts in America's seminal Mercury program, and this photograph, of Glenn's launch, became one of the most memorable images in the history of our space explorations.
February 17, 2012 4:00 AM PST
Photo by: NASA
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