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John H Glenn Jr. Wreath Laying Ceremony
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John H Glenn Jr. Wreath Laying Ceremony

NASA / KSC · 2016-12-09 · photograph (digital archive)

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An Atlas rocket and Mercury capsule like the ones that carried Sen. John Glenn into Earth orbit in February 1962 stand in the Rocket Garden at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex adjacent to the Heroes and Legends exhibit hall where Glenn was remembered during a ceremony Dec. 9, 2016. Glenn, one of the Mercury Seven astronauts NASA chose to fly the first missions of the Space Age, passed away on Dec. 8, 2016, at age 95.

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John H Glenn Jrwreath layingmemorialAtlasMercuryFriendship 7STS-95Space ShuttleOrbiterHeroes and Legends
Credit lineJohn H Glenn Jr. Wreath Laying Ceremony. NASA/KSC, 2016-12-09. Public domain. ID: KSC-20161209-PH_KLS01_0004.
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