MERCURY CAPSULE SEPARATES FROM ATLAS BOOSTER.—This artist’s impression shows how Lieu-tenant-Colonel J. H. Glenn's space capsule will appear at the moment of separation from the booster rocket. Both travel faster than 17,000 miles an hour at about 130 miles above the earth. Colonel Glenn's flight in orbit round the earth is scheduled to take place this week.
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Press, Volume CI, Issue 29728, 23 January 1962, Page 13
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57MERCURY CAPSULE SEPARATES FROM ATLAS BOOSTER.—This artist’s impression shows how Lieutenant-Colonel J. H. Glenn's space capsule will appear at the moment of separation from the booster rocket. Both travel faster than 17,000 miles an hour at about 130 miles above the earth. Colonel Glenn's flight in orbit round the earth is scheduled to take place this week. Press, Volume CI, Issue 29728, 23 January 1962, Page 13
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