Astronaut John Herschell Glenn Jnr, who became the first American to carry out a space orbit of the earth in the Project Mercury capsule Friendship 7.
The original seven Project Mercury astronauts: front row, left to right, are Walter M. Schirra, Jr., Donald "Deke" K. Slayton, John Glenn Jr., and M....
American astronaut John Glenn at the controls of the Friendship 7 capsule in which he orbited the Earth on NASA's Mercury-Atlas 6 mission in 1962....
American astronaut John Glenn gives a thumbs up signal from the cockpit of an aircraft, three days before embarking on the STS-95 mission on the...
Sen. John H. Glenn Jr. , is assisted by suit experts Jean Alexander and Carlous Gillis prior to a training session at the Johnson Space Center . The...
Friendship 7, February 20, Florida, USA, 1962. At 9:47 am EST, astronaut John Glenn launched from Cape Canaveral's Launch Complex 14 to become the...
Astronaut John H. Gelnn, Jr., a Marine Lt. Colonel, was selected as primary mission pilot for America's manned orbital flight schedualed for late...
Cape Canaveral, Fl - February 20, 1962 - Astronaut John Glenn, Jr. Photographed In Space By An Automatic Sequence Motion Picture Camera. Glenn Was In...
Close-up of American astronaut John Glenn as he smiles while aboard the USS Randolph, after the completion of his Friendship 7 mission to orbit the...
Astronaut Lt. Col. John H. Glenn, Jr. He was the first American to orbit the Earth in a Project Mercury spacecraft on February 20, 1962. Glenn...
Mercury astronauts John H. Glenn Jr., Virgil I. Grissom and Alan B. Shepard Jr. Standing by Redstone rocket in their spacesuits.
This1962 NASA file photo shows then astronaut John Glenn in the Friendship 7 spacecraft during his flight around the Earth. NASA is expected 16...
Spacemen's Press Conference. Washington: General view of the press conference today NASA at which the seven test pilots chosen to train for the honor...
Lift-off of Project Mercury capsule Friendship 7 carrying astronaut John Glenn in 1st Amer. Manned orbital space flight.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration group portrait of the 'Original Seven' astronauts from the Mercury program as they pose in front of an...
Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. Dons spacesuit during preflight operations at Cape Canaveral, Feb. 20 the day he flew his Mercury-Atlas 6 spacecraft,...
Astronaut nurse Delores B. O'Hara, R.N., in the Aeromedical Laboratory at Cape Canaveral, Florida, takes a blood sample from Mercury astronaut John...
This file photo dated February 1962 shows US astronaut John Glenn wearing a Mercury pressure suit during training for his 20 Feburary 1962 space...
Astronaut John Glenn and his wife Annie wave to friends at the Kennedy Space Center, FL 08 November as the crew of the Shuttle Discovery prepared to...
Senator and astronaut John Glenn and his wife Annie, along with the crew of the recently completed Space Shuttle Discovery mission, parade up...
American astronauts John Glenn and Neil Armstrong during survival training in the Darien rainforest of Panama, circa 1963. Above them is a sign...
Astronaut John Glenn Prepares To Enter The Mercury Launch Vehicle February 20, 1962 At Cape Canaveral, Fl.
Astronaut John Glenn, Jr. Is loaded into the Friendship 7 capsule in preparation for flight on the Mercury Titan rocket February 20, 1962
Astronaut John Glenn prepares to enter the Mercury launch vehicle February 20, 1962 at Cape Canaveral, FL.
Astronaut John Glenn boards the Friendship 7 capsule to become the first American to orbit the earth, during the MA-6 mission.
America NASA astronaut John Glenn undergoes a last minute medical examination from an doctor prior to the launch of Mercury-Atlas 6, America's first...
Cape Canaveral, Florida; Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. In spacesuit beside Mercury-Atlas 6 spacecraft "Friendship 7."
Astronaut and senator John Glenn waves as he leaves the Operations and Check out building at the Kennedy Space Center, FL, 29 October in route to...
American astronaut John Glenn becomes the oldest person in space during the STS-95 mission on board the shuttle Discovery, 1998.
Ca. 1961-Cape Canaveral, Florida-Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr., is checked out in his pressure suit before entering the procedures trainer at the...
These seven men, wearing spacesuits in this portrait, composed the first group of astronauts announced by the National Aeronautics and Space...
American astronaut John Glenn Jr smiles while wearing a spacesuit and helmet in front of the Mercury Atlas 6 spacecraft 'Friendship 7', Cape...
American NASA astronaut John Glenn adjusts his space suit as he prepares to leave for the launch of the Friendship 7 mission from Cape Canaveral Air...
Cape Canaveral, Fla.: Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. Shown in recent photo with his Friendship Seven space capsule in the background, got the "Go"...
John Hershel Glenn, Jr., the first U.S. Astronaut to orbit the Earth in 1962. In 1998, he became the oldest person to ever travel in space when he...
Astronaut John Glenn, Jr. Is loaded into the Friendship 7 capsule in preparation for flight on the Mercury Titan rocket February 20, 1962
Astronaut John Glenn rides in a parade in New York City following the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission, March 1962.
Astronaut John Glenn, inside the Mercury-Atlas 6 Friendship 7 spacecraft during his historic mission to orbit the earth. This image was taken by a...
Archival Photo Of Original 7 Astronauts In Mercury Space Suits. Front Row, Left To Right, Are Walter M. Schirra Jr., Donald K. Slayton, John H. Glenn...
During his campaign for the Democratic Presidential nomination, American politician and former astronaut Senator John Glenn poses beside the...
Astronaut John Glenn trains for a space mission aboard the Discovery on October of 1998 in Houston, Texas. John Glenn returns to space aboard...
Headshot portrait of American astronaut John Glenn , Florida, 1960s. Glenn was a member of the original Mercury Seven astronauts and, during the...
Students from Aragua, Venezuela, sign a commemorative mural for astronaut and U.S. Sen. John Glenn at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex on...
Glenn, John Herschel *- Astronaut, USA Glenn in his space suit during preparations for his space flight 'Mercury 6' ; the launch was postponed
Walter Schirra, Jr., Donald Slayton, John Glenn, Jr., Malcolm Scott Carpenter, : Alan Shepard, Jr., Virgil Grissom and Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr. Were...
Former Astronaut Senator John Glenn gets a ticker tape parade to welcome him back from his return to Space on the Shuttle, New York, New York,...
Photograph of astronaut John Glenn inside the Friendship 7 space capsule as it orbits the Earth during the Mercury 6 mission
Astronaut and US Senator John Glenn , waits for assistance from NASA personnel during a space shuttle training session at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space...
Space shuttle Discovery crewmembers US Pilot Steve Lindsey, US Commander Curt Brown and US Astronaut John Glenn demonstrate the microgravity...
Astronaut John Glenn answers questions from the media at the Kennedy Space Center, FL 08 November as the rest of the crew of the Shuttle Discovery...
Washington, D.C.- Lt. Col. John Glenn flashes his now famous smile after he was presented two military insignia here today, for his spacetrip around...
Mercury-Atlas launch vehicle launches the Friendship 7 space capsule and astronaut John Glenn into orbit around the earth for the Mercury 6 mission
