Authors to discuss NASA Langley book at Grissom Library in Newport News

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The explanations given Soviet Cosmonaut Gherman Titov by John Glenn come from experience. The spacemen are standing in front of the Freedom 7 space capsule which Glenn rode in his three orbits around the earth.

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Astronauts Malcolm S. Carpenter and John H. Glenn (no id for third man)

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Astronaut John Glenn sits beside the capsule, Friendship 7, at Cape Canaveral, Fla., in the area atop the Atlas misslile which will launch him on a scheduled three-times-around-the-earth orbit. At left is Cecelia Bibby, a technician for McDonnell Aircraft, the firm which manufactures the capsule.

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Annie Glenn leans over at Cape Canaveral for a look into the Friendship 7, Mercury capsule which her husband, John Glenn rode into orbit. At right is their son David. User Upload Caption:

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Taking part in ceremonies at Space Task Group Headquarters here at Langley Airbase were Gov. and Mrs. J. Lindsay Almond, Astronauts Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Alan Shepard and Donald Slayton. Astronauts were presented certificates as tokens of appreciation for their dedication to space probes by the peoples of Virginia. Astronauts Virgil I. Grissom and Walter Schirra, also cited, were at Cape Canaveral. User Upload Caption:

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Mercury Day on the Peninsula, Gov. Albertis S. Harrison

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John Glenn Jr.

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Astronaut John Glenn looks over world map at the Cape Canaveral missile test center as he waited another attempt to put him in orbit around the earth.

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Mercury Day on the Peninsula, Poquoson mayor Jack N. Forrest

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Mercury Day on the Peninsula, Alan Shepard

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These seven servicemen pose with rocket and nose cone models after their names were released as selected to make any attempted space flight. Left to right: Walter Schirra, Alan Shepard, Jr., Virgil I. Grissom, Donald Slatyon, John Glenn, Malcolm Carpenter and Leroy Cooper Jr.

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Mercury Day on the Peninsula, Rep. Thomas N. Downing pays tribute to astronauts.

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Mercury Day on the Peninsula, Hampton Mayor George C. Bentley and wife among city officials in motorcade.

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Mercury Day on the Peninsula, Congressman George P. Miller was a keynote speaker

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Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. lies on a couch in his Hangar S quarters for a final suit check at Cape Canaveral, Fla.

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Mercury Day on the Peninsula, Col. Glenn signs autographs as wife Annie, Mayor O.J. Brittingham watch.

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Mercury Day on the Peninsula, M. Scott Carpenter and family

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Mercury Day on the Peninsula, Walter M. Schirra and family.

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John Glenn and John F. Kennedy

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Astronauts John H. Glenn, Malcolm S. Carpenter and Alan B. Shepard

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John Glenn and his backup pilot, Scott Carpenter, check notes after a simulated flight in preparation for Glenn's forthcoming ride into space in a flight planned for three orbits around the earth in a Mercury space capsule.

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Mercury Day on the Peninsula, Gov. and Mrs. Albertis S. Harrison topped list of State officials in review.

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Mercury Day on the Peninsula, Sen. Harry F. Byrd and Rep. Thomas N. Downing

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Mercury Day on the Peninsula, Lt. Gov. Mills E. Godwin

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Mercury Day on the Peninsula, John Glenn and wife Annie

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Mercury Day on the Peninsula. The cars take off from NASA Langley Research Center.

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Mercury Day on the Peninsula, Virgil Grissom is stopped by an autograph seeker at Langley.

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Mercury Day on the Peninsula, M. Scott Carpenter

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