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Glenn Enters Ready Room For Mercury Flight
Cape Canaveral preparations accelerate as John H. Glenn Jr enters the ready room near the launch pad. If all goes well, the first manned orbital test could occur as early as December, with possible delays into 1962. Glenn will undergo tests and briefings while Atlas booster and Mercury capsule are prepared. NASA officials say a thorough evaluation of cooling and control systems is required before a human flight.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
United States
John H. Glenn Jr
Glenn
Mercury
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Virgil I. Grissom
Rolonel
Cape
Anni
Arlington
Yay
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Butt
Soviet Union
AASA
Project Mercury
Robert Gilruth
Enos
Gilruth
Mim
Giliuth
Gloitn
Ihreworkis
Atlas
NASA
Rep
Vierer
New York