Photograph of Astronauts M. Scott Carpenter and John H. Glenn, Jr. Overlooking the Erection of the Launch Vehicle

Original caption: Cape Canaveral, FLA. - Two vitally interested spectators at the erection of the launch vehicle were Astronauts M. Scott Carpenter and John H. Glenn, Jr. scheduled to be respectively, back-up pilot and pilot of the United States' first manned orbital flight.
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