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John Glenn's spacecraft, the Friendship 7, was a Mercury spacecraft that measured about 3.6 meters (11 feet 9 inches) in length and had a diameter of approximately 2.4 meters (7 feet 6 inches). It was designed to carry a single astronaut and was equipped with controls and instruments necessary for spaceflight. The spacecraft's compact size was a reflection of the technology and design constraints of the early 1960s space program. Glenn's historic flight in 1962 made him the first American to orbit the Earth.

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