{"id":205848,"date":"2023-03-08T10:11:47","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T15:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=mission&p=205848"},"modified":"2024-02-12T11:45:02","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T16:45:02","slug":"mercury-atlas-6-friendship-7","status":"publish","type":"mission","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/mercury-atlas-6-friendship-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercury-Atlas 6: Friendship 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\" hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\"><div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\"><div id=\"\" class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full border-bottom-1px text-center hds-color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-hdsnav\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"hds-secondary-nav-mobile-button display-flex tablet:display-flex desktop:display-none width-full flex-align-center bg-carbon-90 border-color-carbon-80 color-spacesuit-white\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"hds-secondary-nav-track\"><span>Project Mercury<\/span><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 400 400\" viewBox=\"0 0 400 400\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m4.2 122.2 195.1 195.1 196.5-196.6-37.9-38-157.8 157.8-156.8-156.8z\" \/><\/svg><\/button><div class=\"hds-secondary-nav-track grid-container grid-container-extrawide padding-0 tablet:padding-x-3 desktop:padding-x-2 \"><div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-menu-items\"><nav><ul class=\"usa-nav__primary usa-accordion flex-justify-center margin-0\"><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/project-mercury\/\">Project Mercury Overview<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"usa-accordion__button usa-nav__link\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"basic-nav-section-one\"><span>Crewed Missions<\/span><svg class=\"hds-desktop-submenu-toggle-icon display-none tablet:display-none desktop:display-block\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 400 400\" viewBox=\"0 0 400 400\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m4.2 122.2 195.1 195.1 196.5-196.6-37.9-38-157.8 157.8-156.8-156.8z\" \/><\/svg><svg class=\"hds-mobile-submenu-toggle-icon display-block tablet:display-block desktop:display-none\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle cx=\"8\" cy=\"8\" r=\"7.5\" fill=\"#0B3D91\" stroke=\"white\"\/><rect x=\"4\" y=\"7.6001\" width=\"8\" height=\"0.8\" fill=\"white\"\/><rect class=\"hds-mobile-submenu-toggle-icon-line-vertical\" x=\"7.59998\" y=\"12\" width=\"8\" height=\"0.8\" transform=\"rotate(-90 7.59998 12)\" fill=\"white\"\/><\/svg><\/button><ul id=\"basic-nav-section-one\" class=\"usa-nav__submenu\" hidden><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/mercury-redstone-3-freedom-7\/\">Freedom 7 (MR-3)<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/mercury-redstone-4-liberty-bell-7\/\">Liberty Bell 7 (MR-4)<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/mercury-atlas-6-friendship-7\">Friendship 7 (MA-6)<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/mercury-atlas-7-aurora-7\/\">Aurora 7 (MA-7)<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/mercury-atlas-8-sigma-7\/\">Sigma 7 (MA-8)<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/mercury-atlas-9-faith-7\/\">Faith (MA-9)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"usa-accordion__button usa-nav__link\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"basic-nav-section-one\"><span>Astronauts<\/span><svg class=\"hds-desktop-submenu-toggle-icon display-none tablet:display-none desktop:display-block\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 400 400\" viewBox=\"0 0 400 400\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m4.2 122.2 195.1 195.1 196.5-196.6-37.9-38-157.8 157.8-156.8-156.8z\" \/><\/svg><svg class=\"hds-mobile-submenu-toggle-icon display-block tablet:display-block desktop:display-none\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle cx=\"8\" cy=\"8\" r=\"7.5\" fill=\"#0B3D91\" stroke=\"white\"\/><rect x=\"4\" y=\"7.6001\" width=\"8\" height=\"0.8\" fill=\"white\"\/><rect class=\"hds-mobile-submenu-toggle-icon-line-vertical\" x=\"7.59998\" y=\"12\" width=\"8\" height=\"0.8\" transform=\"rotate(-90 7.59998 12)\" fill=\"white\"\/><\/svg><\/button><ul id=\"basic-nav-section-one\" class=\"usa-nav__submenu\" hidden><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/former-astronaut-m-scott-carpenter\/\">M. Scott Carpenter<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/former-astronaut-l-gordon-cooper\/\">L. Gordon Cooper<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/former-astronaut-john-h-glenn\/\">John H. Glenn <\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/former-astronaut-virgil-i-grissom\/\">Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/former-astronaut-walter-wally-schirra\/\">Walter M. Schirra<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/former-astronaut-alan-shepard\/\">Alan B. Shepard, Jr.<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/former-astronaut-donald-k-deke-slayton\/\">Donald K. “Deke” Slayton<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-mission-hero maxw-full width-full hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-mission-hero\">\t<div class=\"hds-mission-header hds-mission-archived padding-top-10 padding-bottom-4 background-cover padding-x-3\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block grid-row flex-align-end margin-bottom-0 padding-x-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-mission-badge square-10 margin-bottom-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/friendship7-patch.jpg\" alt=\"The Friendship 7 Mission Patch has the words Mercury 6, Friendship 7, and Glenn on it. It shows an image of the Earth from space with an orbital path drawn on it.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"page-heading-md display-block width-full\">Mercury-Atlas 6: Friendship 7<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-5 tablet:margin-bottom-0 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"label tag tag-mission\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mission-status-icon bg-carbon-30\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Occurred 62 years ago<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg\">An Atlas launch vehicle propelled a Mercury spacecraft into Earth orbit and enabled astronaut John Glenn to circle Earth three times. The flight lasted a total of 4 hours, 55 minutes, and 23 seconds before the Friendship 7 spacecraft splashed down in the ocean.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 padding-left-0 desktop:padding-left-10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row margin-bottom-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-100 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-20-important padding-top-2 margin-right-1 desktop:margin-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"label margin-0 color-carbon-50-important\">Mission Type<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-lg font-weight-bold margin-0 padding-0 line-height-sm\">Crewed orbital space flight<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-100 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-20-important padding-top-2 margin-left-1 desktop:margin-left-0 desktop:margin-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"label margin-0 color-carbon-50-important\">crew<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-lg font-weight-bold margin-0 padding-0 line-height-sm\">John H. Glenn<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-100 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-20-important padding-top-2 margin-right-1 desktop:margin-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"label margin-0 color-carbon-50-important\">Launch<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-lg font-weight-bold margin-0 padding-0 line-height-sm\">Feb. 20, 1962<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-100 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-20-important padding-top-2 margin-left-1 desktop:margin-left-0 desktop:margin-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"label margin-0 color-carbon-50-important\">Landing<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-lg font-weight-bold margin-0 padding-0 line-height-sm\">Feb. 20, 1962<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-image-carousel grid-container grid-container-block padding-top-8 padding-bottom-8 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-image-carousel\">\t\t<div class=\"hds-carousel-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image-carousel-slider margin-0\" id=\"image-carousel-slider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"826\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20-s62-00330.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. (left), Dr. William Douglas, astronauts flight surgeon, and equipment specialist Joe Schmitt walk down a hall as they leave crew quarters prior to Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6) mission.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.02); transform-origin: 44% 30%; object-position: 44% 30%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20-s62-00330.jpg 2325w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20-s62-00330.jpg?resize=233,300 233w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20-s62-00330.jpg?resize=768,991 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20-s62-00330.jpg?resize=794,1024 794w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20-s62-00330.jpg?resize=1190,1536 1190w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20-s62-00330.jpg?resize=1587,2048 1587w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20-s62-00330.jpg?resize=310,400 310w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20-s62-00330.jpg?resize=465,600 465w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20-s62-00330.jpg?resize=698,900 698w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20-s62-00330.jpg?resize=930,1200 930w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20-s62-00330.jpg?resize=1550,2000 1550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. (left), Dr. William Douglas, astronauts flight surgeon, and equipment specialist Joe Schmitt leave crew quarters prior to Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6) mission.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/friendship_7_12_glenn_onboard_s62-00303.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Close up John Glenn on board the Friendship 7 spacecraft\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 52% 12%; object-position: 52% 12%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/friendship_7_12_glenn_onboard_s62-00303.jpg 985w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/friendship_7_12_glenn_onboard_s62-00303.jpg?resize=300,227 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/friendship_7_12_glenn_onboard_s62-00303.jpg?resize=768,582 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/friendship_7_12_glenn_onboard_s62-00303.jpg?resize=400,303 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/friendship_7_12_glenn_onboard_s62-00303.jpg?resize=600,454 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/friendship_7_12_glenn_onboard_s62-00303.jpg?resize=900,682 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">A camera aboard the “Friendship 7” Mercury spacecraft photographs Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. as he uses a photometer to view the sun during sunset.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/9609433802_26277c4866_o.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Launch of the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission on Feb. 20, 1962.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 56% 69%; object-position: 56% 69%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/9609433802_26277c4866_o.jpg 2401w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/9609433802_26277c4866_o.jpg?resize=240,300 240w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/9609433802_26277c4866_o.jpg?resize=768,960 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/9609433802_26277c4866_o.jpg?resize=820,1024 820w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/9609433802_26277c4866_o.jpg?resize=1229,1536 1229w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/9609433802_26277c4866_o.jpg?resize=1639,2048 1639w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/9609433802_26277c4866_o.jpg?resize=320,400 320w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/9609433802_26277c4866_o.jpg?resize=480,600 480w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/9609433802_26277c4866_o.jpg?resize=720,900 720w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/9609433802_26277c4866_o.jpg?resize=960,1200 960w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/9609433802_26277c4866_o.jpg?resize=1601,2000 1601w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Launch of the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission on Feb. 20, 1962.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"880\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/423041main_Shannahs_1_full.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Astronaut John H. Glenn sits in a convertible car in front of the east side of the Mercury Mission Control building.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 63% 51%; object-position: 63% 51%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/423041main_Shannahs_1_full.jpg 1824w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/423041main_Shannahs_1_full.jpg?resize=218,300 218w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/423041main_Shannahs_1_full.jpg?resize=768,1056 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/423041main_Shannahs_1_full.jpg?resize=745,1024 745w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/423041main_Shannahs_1_full.jpg?resize=1117,1536 1117w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/423041main_Shannahs_1_full.jpg?resize=1489,2048 1489w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/423041main_Shannahs_1_full.jpg?resize=291,400 291w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/423041main_Shannahs_1_full.jpg?resize=436,600 436w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/423041main_Shannahs_1_full.jpg?resize=655,900 655w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/423041main_Shannahs_1_full.jpg?resize=873,1200 873w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/423041main_Shannahs_1_full.jpg?resize=1455,2000 1455w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Astronaut John Glenn outside the Mercury Control Center at Cape Canaveral in Florida.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/friendship_7_33_jfk_looking_into_capsule_cape_canaveral.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"President John F. Kennedy peers inside Friendship 7 as astronaut John H. Glenn looks on\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/friendship_7_33_jfk_looking_into_capsule_cape_canaveral.jpg 985w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/friendship_7_33_jfk_looking_into_capsule_cape_canaveral.jpg?resize=300,199 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/friendship_7_33_jfk_looking_into_capsule_cape_canaveral.jpg?resize=768,508 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/friendship_7_33_jfk_looking_into_capsule_cape_canaveral.jpg?resize=400,265 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/friendship_7_33_jfk_looking_into_capsule_cape_canaveral.jpg?resize=600,397 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/friendship_7_33_jfk_looking_into_capsule_cape_canaveral.jpg?resize=900,596 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">President John F. Kennedy peers inside Friendship 7 as astronaut John H. Glenn looks on<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-carousel-nav display-flex margin-left-auto margin-right-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M3.5,4.5l3.7-3.6L6.3,0L1.8,4.5L6.3,9l0.9-0.9L3.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-next margin-right-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M5.5,4.5L1.8,8.1L2.7,9l4.5-4.5L2.7,0L1.8,0.9L5.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mission Facts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mission: <\/strong>FRIENDSHIP-7<br><strong>Launch Pad:<\/strong> LC-14<br><strong>Vehicle:<\/strong> Atlas (6)<br><strong>Crew: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/former-astronaut-john-h-glenn\/\" data-type=\"topic\" data-id=\"335197\">John H. Glenn, Jr.<\/a><br><strong>Payload:<\/strong> Spacecraft No. 13, Launch Vehicle Number 109-D<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Milestones<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>August 27, 1961<\/strong> \u2013  Capsule arrived at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida<br><strong>February 15, 1962<\/strong> \u2013 Flight safety review<br><strong>February 20, 1962<\/strong> \u2013 Launch<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mission Objective<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Place a man into Earth orbit, observe his reactions to the space environment and safely return him to Earth to a point where he could be readily found. The Mercury flight plan during the first orbit was to maintain optimum spacecraft attitude for radar tracking and communication checks.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Orbit<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Altitude: <\/strong>162.2 x 100 statute miles<br><strong>Inclination: <\/strong>32.54<br><strong>Orbits:<\/strong> 3<br><strong>Period: <\/strong>88 minutes, 29 seconds<br><strong>Duration:<\/strong> 0 Days, 4 hours, 55 min, 23 seconds<br><strong>Distance:<\/strong> 75,679 statute miles<br><strong>Velocity:<\/strong> 17,544 miles per hour<br><strong>Max Q: <\/strong>982 psf<br><strong>Max G:<\/strong> 7.7<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Launch<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>February 20, 1962. 9:47:39 am EST. Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 14. Powered flight lasted 5 minutes 1 second and was completed normally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Mercury countdown began on January 27, 1962 and was performed in two parts. Precount checks out the primary spacecraft systems, followed by a 17.5 hour hold for pyrotechnic checks, electrical connections and peroxide system servicing. Then the countdown began. The launch countdown proceeded to the T-13 minute mark and then was canceled due to adverse weather conditions. After cancellation, the mission team decided to replace the carbon dioxide absorber unit and the peroxide system had to be drained and flushed to prevent corrosion. Launch vehicle systems were then revalidated and a leak was discovered in the inner bulkhead of the fuel tank that required 4-6 days to repair. The launch was rescheduled to February 13, 1962 and then to February 14, 1962 for all the bulkhead work to complete. The precount picked up again on February 14, 1962, February 15, 1962 and February 16, 1962 but was canceled each time due to adverse weather. The launch was then rescheduled for February 20, 1962.<br><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/john-glenn-departs-hangar-s\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1041\" height=\"817\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1-s62_00379.jpg?w=1041\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Black and white image of NASA astronaut John Glenn departs the crew quarters at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Hangar S. as men watch\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 41% 24%; object-position: 41% 24%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1-s62_00379.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1-s62_00379.jpg?resize=300,235 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1-s62_00379.jpg?resize=768,603 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1-s62_00379.jpg?resize=1024,804 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1-s62_00379.jpg?resize=400,314 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1-s62_00379.jpg?resize=600,471 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1-s62_00379.jpg?resize=900,706 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1041px) 100vw, 1041px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA astronaut John Glenn departs the crew quarters at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Hangar S.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>During the launch countdown on February 20, 1962, all systems were energized and final overall checks were made. The count started at T-390 minutes by installing and connecting the escape-rocket igniter. The service structure was then cleared and the spacecraft was powered to verify no inadvertent pyrotechnic ignition. The personnel then returned to the service structure to prepare for static firing of the reaction control system at T-250 minutes. The spacecraft was then prepared for boarding at T-120 minutes. The hatch was put into place at T-90 minutes. During installation a bolt was broken, and the hatch had to be removed to replace the bolt causing a 40 minute hold. From T-90 to T-55 final mechanical work and spacecraft checks were made and the service structure was evacuated and moved away from the launch vehicle. At T-45 minutes, a 15 minute hold was required to add fuel to the launch vehicle and at T-22 minutes an additional 25 minutes was required for filling the liquid-oxygen tanks as a result of a minor malfunction in the ground support equipment used to pump liquid oxygen into the launch vehicle. At approximately T-35 minutes, filling of the liquid-oxygen tanks began and final spacecraft and launch vehicle systems checks were started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At T-10 minutes the spacecraft went on internal power. At T-6 minutes 30 seconds, a 2 minute hold was required to make a quick check of the network computer at Bermuda. The launch vehicle went on internal power at T-3 minutes. At T-35 seconds the spacecraft umbilical was ejected and at T-0 the main engines started. Liftoff occurred at T+4 seconds at 9:47:39 a.m. EST.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Landing<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> February 20, 1962, 14:43:02 a.m. EST<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> 800 miles southeast of Bermuda<br>Details: Recovered by the destroyer USS Noa. Lookouts on the destroyer sighted the main parachute at an altitude of 5,000 feet from a range of 5 nautical miles. The Noa had the spacecraft aboard 21 minutes after landing and astronaut John Glenn remained in the spacecraft during pickup. Original plans had called for egress through the top hatch but Glenn was becoming uncomfortably warm and it was decided to exit by the easier egress path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mission Highlights<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The mission was successful. The first American in orbit. Total time weightless was 4 hours, 48 minutes, 27 seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the flight only two major problems were encountered: (1) a yaw attitude control jet apparently clogged at the end of the first orbit, forcing the astronaut to abandon the automatic control system for the manual-electrical fly-by-wire system; and (2) a faulty switch in the heat shield circuit indicated that the clamp holding the shield had been prematurely released\u2014a signal later found to be false. During reentry, however, the retropack was not jettisoned but retained as a safety measure to hold the heat shield in place in the event it had loosened.<br><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"width-full maxw-full bg-carbon-05 hds-cover-wrapper minh-tablet-lg hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-callout\">\n\t<div class=\"hds-foreground-wrapper padding-bottom-9 padding-top-9 display-flex\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container grid-container-block margin-top-auto width-full maxw-desktop-lg padding-top-9 padding-x-3 z-400\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container grid-container-block margin-top-auto width-full maxw-desktop-lg padding-y-9 padding-x-3 z-400\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 z-400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"page-heading-md font-weight-extrabold line-height-heading-1 color-spacesuit-white-important\">60 Years Ago: John Glenn, the First American to Orbit the Earth<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg margin-top-2 padding-0 margin-bottom-4 color-spacesuit-white-important\">In February 1962, the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union was in full swing...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/60-years-ago-john-glenn-the-first-american-to-orbit-the-earth-aboard-friendship-7\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary  link-external-true\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1 color-spacesuit-white-important\" >\n\t\t\t\tRead the Story                                    <span class=\"usa-sr-only\"> about 60 Years Ago: John Glenn, the First American to Orbit the Earth<\/span>\n                \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 z-400\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-left mobile-skrim-top z-200\"><\/div>\n\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"746\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/friendship_7_12_glenn_onboard_s62-00303.jpg?w=985\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Close up John Glenn on board the Friendship 7 spacecraft\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 63% 12%; object-position: 63% 12%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/friendship_7_12_glenn_onboard_s62-00303.jpg 985w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/friendship_7_12_glenn_onboard_s62-00303.jpg?resize=300,227 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/friendship_7_12_glenn_onboard_s62-00303.jpg?resize=768,582 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/friendship_7_12_glenn_onboard_s62-00303.jpg?resize=400,303 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/friendship_7_12_glenn_onboard_s62-00303.jpg?resize=600,454 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/friendship_7_12_glenn_onboard_s62-00303.jpg?resize=900,682 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\" \/><\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-y-6 padding-x-3 bg-spacesuit-white color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-news-automated\">\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center margin-bottom-3\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"section-heading-md\">Project Mercury News<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col display-flex flex-align-center desktop:flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/project-mercury-news\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary link-external-true\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1 \" >\n\t\t\t\tMore NASA Project Mercury News                \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-col\"><div class=\"grid-row latest-news-items\"><div class=\"grid-col mobile:grid-col tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col latest-news-item latest-news-item-0 margin-bottom-2 -tablet:margin-bottom-0 desktop:margin-bottom-0 padding-right-0 tablet:padding-right-0 desktop:padding-right-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/mercury-7-to-artemis-ii\/\" class=\"tablet:grid-col latest-news-item news-item tablet:padding-right-0\"><div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\"><div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-column flex-align-start flex-justify-start z-200\"><div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center label color-spacesuit-white margin-bottom-auto\"><svg version=\"1.1\" class=\"square-2 margin-right-1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 16 16;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><g><g><path d=\"M8,0C3.5,0-0.1,3.7,0,8.2C0.1,12.5,3.6,16,8,16c4.4,0,8-3.6,8-8C16,3.5,12.4,0,8,0z M8,15.2 C4,15.2,0.8,12,0.8,8C0.8,4,4,0.8,8,0.8c3.9,0,7.2,3.2,7.2,7.1C15.2,11.9,12,15.2,8,15.2z\"\/><path d=\"M5.6,12c0.8-0.8,1.6-1.6,2.4-2.4c0.8,0.8,1.6,1.6,2.4,2.4c0-2.7,0-5.3,0-8C8.8,4,7.2,4,5.6,4 C5.6,6.7,5.6,9.3,5.6,12z\"\/><\/g><\/g><\/svg><span>Article<\/span><\/div><div class=\"display-block\"><div class=\"label margin-bottom-1\">6 Min Read<\/div><p class=\"heading-22 color-spacesuit-white margin-0\"><span>From NASA\u2019s First Astronaut Class to Artemis II: The Importance of Military Jet Pilot Experience<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/s69-01060-e1710364665486.jpg?w=640\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); 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transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/mercury-7-astronauts-3-group-photo-apr-9-1959.jpg 1031w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/mercury-7-astronauts-3-group-photo-apr-9-1959.jpg?resize=300,177 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/mercury-7-astronauts-3-group-photo-apr-9-1959.jpg?resize=768,453 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/mercury-7-astronauts-3-group-photo-apr-9-1959.jpg?resize=1024,604 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/mercury-7-astronauts-3-group-photo-apr-9-1959.jpg?resize=400,236 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/mercury-7-astronauts-3-group-photo-apr-9-1959.jpg?resize=600,354 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/mercury-7-astronauts-3-group-photo-apr-9-1959.jpg?resize=900,531 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/a><div class=\"grid-col news-item-stack\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/celebrating-astronaut-alan-shepards-100th-birthday\/\" class=\"tablet:grid-col latest-news-item news-item tablet:margin-right-0 desktop:margin-right-0 margin-bottom-2 mobile:margin-bottom-2 tablet:margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-2\"><div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\"><div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-column flex-align-start flex-justify-start z-200\"><div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center label color-spacesuit-white margin-bottom-auto\"><svg version=\"1.1\" class=\"square-2 margin-right-1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 16 16;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><g><g><path d=\"M8,0C3.5,0-0.1,3.7,0,8.2C0.1,12.5,3.6,16,8,16c4.4,0,8-3.6,8-8C16,3.5,12.4,0,8,0z M8,15.2 C4,15.2,0.8,12,0.8,8C0.8,4,4,0.8,8,0.8c3.9,0,7.2,3.2,7.2,7.1C15.2,11.9,12,15.2,8,15.2z\"\/><path d=\"M5.6,12c0.8-0.8,1.6-1.6,2.4-2.4c0.8,0.8,1.6,1.6,2.4,2.4c0-2.7,0-5.3,0-8C8.8,4,7.2,4,5.6,4 C5.6,6.7,5.6,9.3,5.6,12z\"\/><\/g><\/g><\/svg><span>Image Article<\/span><\/div><div class=\"display-block\"><div class=\"label margin-bottom-1\">1 Min Read<\/div><p class=\"heading-22 color-spacesuit-white margin-0\"><span>Celebrating Astronaut Alan Shepard’s 100th Birthday<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"811\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/s63-02082orig.jpg?w=640\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); 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transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/faith_7_1_portrait_of_cooper_s62-05530.jpg 985w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/faith_7_1_portrait_of_cooper_s62-05530.jpg?resize=240,300 240w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/faith_7_1_portrait_of_cooper_s62-05530.jpg?resize=768,959 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/faith_7_1_portrait_of_cooper_s62-05530.jpg?resize=820,1024 820w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/faith_7_1_portrait_of_cooper_s62-05530.jpg?resize=320,400 320w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/faith_7_1_portrait_of_cooper_s62-05530.jpg?resize=480,600 480w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/faith_7_1_portrait_of_cooper_s62-05530.jpg?resize=721,900 721w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/faith_7_1_portrait_of_cooper_s62-05530.jpg?resize=961,1200 961w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grid-row padding-top-2 desktop:padding-top-3\"><\/div><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-featured-link-list bg-spacesuit-white padding-x-2 tablet:padding-x-3 desktop:padding-x-4 padding-y-5 desktop:padding-y-6 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-featured-link-list\">\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-4\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-22\">\n\t\t\t\tLearn More\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row padding-y-2 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-30-important\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row featured-link-list-row width-full flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-2 desktop:grid-col-1 tablet:padding-right-3 desktop:padding-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper width-full ratio-1x1 radius-pill overflow-hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1402\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/LRC-1959-B701_P-02361\/LRC-1959-B701_P-02361~large.jpg?w=1402&h=1920&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Black and white portrait of John Glenn\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 48% 31%; object-position: 48% 31%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/LRC-1959-B701_P-02361\/LRC-1959-B701_P-02361~large.jpg?w=1402&h=1920&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1402w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/LRC-1959-B701_P-02361\/LRC-1959-B701_P-02361~large.jpg?w=219&h=300&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 219w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/LRC-1959-B701_P-02361\/LRC-1959-B701_P-02361~large.jpg?w=768&h=1052&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/LRC-1959-B701_P-02361\/LRC-1959-B701_P-02361~large.jpg?w=748&h=1024&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 748w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/LRC-1959-B701_P-02361\/LRC-1959-B701_P-02361~large.jpg?w=1122&h=1537&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1122w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/LRC-1959-B701_P-02361\/LRC-1959-B701_P-02361~large.jpg?w=292&h=400&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 292w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/LRC-1959-B701_P-02361\/LRC-1959-B701_P-02361~large.jpg?w=438&h=600&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 438w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/LRC-1959-B701_P-02361\/LRC-1959-B701_P-02361~large.jpg?w=657&h=900&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 657w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/LRC-1959-B701_P-02361\/LRC-1959-B701_P-02361~large.jpg?w=876&h=1200&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 876w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1402px) 100vw, 1402px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-8 desktop:grid-col-10 padding-left-3 desktop:padding-left-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-36 margin-0\">Former Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md margin-0 color-carbon-black\">Learn more about John H. Glenn, Jr., one of NASA's first seven astronauts and the first American to orbit Earth.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-2 desktop:grid-col-1 display-flex flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/former-astronaut-john-h-glenn\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\">\n                            <svg class=\"hds-featured-link-list-button margin-left-auto margin-right-0\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\">\n                                <circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path>\n                            <\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row padding-y-2 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-30-important\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row featured-link-list-row width-full flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-2 desktop:grid-col-1 tablet:padding-right-3 desktop:padding-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper width-full ratio-1x1 radius-pill overflow-hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1505\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/9139490\/9139490~large.jpg?w=1505&h=1920&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Launch of Friendship 7 Mission\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/9139490\/9139490~large.jpg?w=1505&h=1920&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1505w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/9139490\/9139490~large.jpg?w=235&h=300&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 235w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/9139490\/9139490~large.jpg?w=768&h=980&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/9139490\/9139490~large.jpg?w=803&h=1024&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 803w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/9139490\/9139490~large.jpg?w=1204&h=1536&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1204w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/9139490\/9139490~large.jpg?w=314&h=401&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 314w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/9139490\/9139490~large.jpg?w=470&h=600&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 470w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/9139490\/9139490~large.jpg?w=705&h=899&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 705w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/9139490\/9139490~large.jpg?w=941&h=1200&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 941w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1505px) 100vw, 1505px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-8 desktop:grid-col-10 padding-left-3 desktop:padding-left-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-36 margin-0\">Remembering the Friendship 7 Mission<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md margin-0 color-carbon-black\">Listen to oral history clips recalling details from John Glenn's historic mission.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-2 desktop:grid-col-1 display-flex flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/friendship7\/pages\/videos.html\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\">\n                            <svg class=\"hds-featured-link-list-button margin-left-auto margin-right-0\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\">\n                                <circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path>\n                            <\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row padding-y-2 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-30-important\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row featured-link-list-row width-full flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-2 desktop:grid-col-1 tablet:padding-right-3 desktop:padding-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper width-full ratio-1x1 radius-pill overflow-hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2617\" height=\"1719\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-98pc1392\/KSC-98pc1392~orig.jpg?w=2617&h=1719&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"John Glenn in cockpit of T-38 giving a thumbs up\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); 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transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/9460627790_09909c6c35_o.jpg 1971w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/9460627790_09909c6c35_o.jpg?resize=197,300 197w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/9460627790_09909c6c35_o.jpg?resize=768,1169 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/9460627790_09909c6c35_o.jpg?resize=673,1024 673w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/9460627790_09909c6c35_o.jpg?resize=1009,1536 1009w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/9460627790_09909c6c35_o.jpg?resize=1346,2048 1346w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/9460627790_09909c6c35_o.jpg?resize=263,400 263w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/9460627790_09909c6c35_o.jpg?resize=394,600 394w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/9460627790_09909c6c35_o.jpg?resize=591,900 591w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/9460627790_09909c6c35_o.jpg?resize=788,1200 788w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/9460627790_09909c6c35_o.jpg?resize=1314,2000 1314w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"hds-gallery-preview-item \">\n\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper width-full height-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/s64-14869.jpg?w=199\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/s64-14869.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/s64-14869.jpg?resize=199,300 199w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/s64-14869.jpg?resize=768,1158 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/s64-14869.jpg?resize=679,1024 679w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/s64-14869.jpg?resize=1019,1536 1019w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/s64-14869.jpg?resize=265,400 265w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/s64-14869.jpg?resize=398,600 398w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/s64-14869.jpg?resize=597,900 597w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/s64-14869.jpg?resize=796,1200 796w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-12 display-block desktop:display-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/gallery\/mercury-atlas-6-friendship-7\/\" class=\"button-primary margin-top-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"section-heading-md\">Go To Gallery<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-topic-cards nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-y-6 padding-x-3 color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-topic-cards\">\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block-lg padding-x-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center margin-bottom-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"label color-carbon-60 margin-bottom-2\">Keep Exploring<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-36 line-height-sm\">Discover More Topics From NASA's History<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap-2 hds-topic-cards-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/project-mercury\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Project Mercury<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1631\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/6413212\/6413212~large.jpg?w=1631&h=1920&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/6413212\/6413212~large.jpg?w=1631&h=1920&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1631w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/6413212\/6413212~large.jpg?w=255&h=300&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 255w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/6413212\/6413212~large.jpg?w=768&h=904&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/6413212\/6413212~large.jpg?w=870&h=1024&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 870w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/6413212\/6413212~large.jpg?w=1305&h=1536&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1305w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/6413212\/6413212~large.jpg?w=340&h=400&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 340w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/6413212\/6413212~large.jpg?w=510&h=600&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 510w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/6413212\/6413212~large.jpg?w=765&h=901&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 765w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/6413212\/6413212~large.jpg?w=1019&h=1200&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1019w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1631px) 100vw, 1631px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/the-apollo-program\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>The Apollo Program<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as14-66-09277\/as14-66-09277~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1920&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); 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