Umbilical line disconnect plug from the Atlas 109D booster rocket used to launch John Glenn and the Friendship 7 spacecraft into orbit

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1962-02-20

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The Ohio State University

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Umbilical line disconnect plug from the Atlas 109D booster rocket used to launch John Glenn and the Friendship 7 spacecraft into orbit on February 20, 1962, encased in an acrylic block etched "Last Connection with Earth."


Artifact Size: 2W by 2D by 4.5H.


Credit: John Glenn Archives, The Ohio State University.

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http://hdl.handle.net/1811/83759

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Mementos (John H. Glenn Archives Artifacts)