Mercury-Atlas 6 was the third crewed spaceflight for the United States. The spacecraft, named Friendship 7, completed three orbits making John Glenn the first United States astronaut to orbit Earth. The mission lasted for 4 hours, 55 minutes & 23seconds.

Mission type: Human Exploration · Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Rocket: Atlas LV-3B · Provider: National Aeronautics and Space Administration