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Scorched Friendship 7 in good condition after flight
Engineers inspect John Glenn's Friendship 7 capsule at Cape Canaveral noting surface scorching from re entry heat but finding it exceptionally sound. Two issues receive focus: the automatic attitude control system and the hatch exit, with Glenn able to exit in simulations. The craft may go to Smithsonian or Langley after study.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
John H. Glenn Jr
Glenn
Friendship 7
United States