Description CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- John Glenn (left) and Scott Carpenter, designated the prime pilot and backup respectively for the first manned orbital spaceflight, Mercury-Atlas 6. Photo taken circa 1961. Image # 61-MA6-1 Date: 1961

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Keywords: canaveral, cape, carpenter, glenn, ksc, mercury-atlas